A di Alessi OrienTales Banana Bros Salt and Pepper Pots
Made from hand painted thermoplastic resin these cheeky little chappies will happily sail away on their banana boat waiting for you to add a dash of salt or pinch of pepper to your plate.
The OrienTales line sees the opening of a new phase in the joint project between Alessi and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Thanks to the materials adopted (fine bone china, bakelite and varnished metal) and the decorative details, its not an exaggeration to say that this is a high quality and technically challanging project.
"OrienTales" Stefano Giovannoni with Rumiko Takeda
In collaboration with the National Palace Museum.
- Brand - A di Alessi
- Designer - Stefano Giovannoni with Rumiko Takeda
- Year of Design - 2008
- Material – Thermoplastic Resin
- Dimensions - 16.5 x 6 cm 5cm high
- Gift boxed
This new family of objects is part of the ongoing collaboration with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, which began in 2007 with the "Chin Family".
What role has the Museum played in this project? What form did its involvement take?
In actual fact, it was coming into close contact with the extraordinary collection of art works and the National Palace Museum that set Stefano's imagination racing, inspiring him to explore the millennial tradition of Chinese applied arts and develop his own contemporary interpretation of them. This interpretation is in keeping with the playful style of which the designer is an acknowledged master, a characteristic that, in the designs presented today, takes a new form.
