Dry cutlery service

With over 26 types of cutlery, the Dry service is one of the most complete in the Alessi catalogue. Cutlery is held in a small hand "- said Achille Castiglioni -" they are not tools that must have the shape of the hand ". Ergonomics in the case of dry cutlery is not in the design of the handle, but in the final part, which must adapt to the type of food for which it is intended. Stainless steel dry cutlery with wide and long tips, large bowls and long knives: the tool perfect for eating spaghetti, soup and meat.

Designer

Achille Castiglioni

(1918-2002). Born in Milan, he began his career as an architect and designer in 1938, in collaboration with the brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo. He is one of the great masters of Italian design and was a founding member of Adi in the 1950s. He has received numerous awards, including the Compasso d'Oro eight times. His works are characterized by an immediately recognizable mixture of simplicity, irony and pleasure.

The company

Founded in 1921 as a "technical workshop for the processing of brass and nickel-silver plates, with a foundry", Alessi has always been known for the high quality of its products.

Over the course of almost a century, it has gradually evolved into a leading representative of Italian design forges, applying its remarkable skills and expertise in design management to very different types of products.

The company is open to change and international developments, but at the same time firmly rooted in the tradition and cultural heritage of its environment. Alessi is still synonymous with objects that are characterized by their artisanal qualities, but which are produced with the help of machines.

Alessigraphy, or the geography of Alessi production

Most Alessi objects are still produced in Italy - since the company was founded in 1921 - through cold metal working, which is the responsibility of skilled employees in Crusinallo di Omegna.

Over time, Alessi also included other materials in his program, such as porcelain, glass, wood and plastic, developing a special production method for each. Even for external production, outside the Crusinallo factory, Alessi's guidelines guarantee the same high quality standards as in-house, always balancing technical and industrial complexity with attention to artisanal details.

Non-metallic objects are manufactured at various production facilities around the world. They are and remain original Alessi objects, as they are based on the same high-caliber design approach and the same search for quality that characterizes all the company's products.