Alessi - Bottle opener Mendini - Red - Laminated steel - Designer Alessandro Mendini; Alessi Bottle opener Red Plastic material. Dimensions:Ø 6 x H 21 cm. In 2021, the most famous pair of corkscrews in Italian design are taking on a new range of colours designed in homage to the chromatic research work of its creator. Anna G. and Alessandro M. come from the visual alphabet of Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019), one of the main innovators of Italian design in the 1980s. These brand-new colours (2021) are the result of a selection made from pictorial studies painted by Mendini himself. This chromatic range reflects the specifics of Mendini's very personal expressive lexicon that can be found in his architecture and design projects. These new colours give rise to a new interpretation of the two iconic corkscrews. These never-before-seen versions by Anna G. and Alessandro M. are intended for collectors of Alessandro Mendini's creations and his corkscrews, as well as anyone looking for a tool that combines function and emotion to open a good bottle of wine. Design self-portrait created by Alessandro Mendini in 1994, the Alessandro M. corkscrew is a creature-object which, through its continual transformations, gives rise to an incredible gallery of characters. A charming, courteous character whose smile delights users as they enjoy a fine glass of wine. Very functional, perfectly suited to everyday use, the Alessandro M. corkscrew has an expressive presence: something to keep in view on the kitchen worktop! Alessandro Mendini: I have often considered my design as a system of signs, sometimes simple, sometimes complex, which tangle with one other and constantly find a new expression in the objects, homes, furniture and spaces I design. Visual alphabets, signs, colours, images, decorative elements, always similar but never identical, caught in a continuous, infinite movement, on a small as well as a large scale, in both two and three dimensions. A search for writing of a written, almost literary vision, where alphabets converge to form true visual languages.
