This year, Alessi is introducing its first collection of miniatures: a series comprising a number of classics from the last sixty years of Alessi's production, like the La Conica Miniature Espresso Coffee Maker by designer Aldo Rossi. The collection was created with special consideration for collectors of Alessi's products, to give them the chance to complete their private collections of authentic objects, and with considerable savings in terms of both space and expenditure.

The tiny collector's item hails from Aldo Rossi's original 1984 design.

Material: 18/10 stainless steel and copper bottom

Dimensions: H 3.12" W 1.56" D 1.014"

Aldo Rossi

Born in Milan (1931-1997), he is considered by many to be the greatest Italian architect of the second half of the 20th century. His life as an architect started with Gardella and Zanuso. An author of abstraction, reduction and brevitas, his severe language of primary shapes, geometrical patterns and silent evocation created some of the most intensely poetic works of architecture and design in his age.