Designed by Emma Silvestris and LPWK, 2007. The extraordinary success of the "Mediterraneo" Fruit holder by Emma Silvestris in 2006 drove Alessi to explore the potential for expanding this icon into new types of products, including this paper napkin holder. Material(s): 18/10 stainless steel, mirror-polished or colored with a baked-on coating of silicon resin Dimensions: 3.3" H x 4.7" L x 1.3" W Models: ALS-ESI03 ESI03 Alessi - Italian DesignThe Alessi company was founded by Giovanni Alessi in 1921 in Omegna, Italy. Giovanni, a talented sheet metal worker, produced items by hand for the table and the home out of copper, brass and nickel-silver. Giovanni's son Carlo, trained in industrial design, joined him at Alessi and was responsible for many of the designs produced in the 1930s through the mid 1940s. During the war years, Alessi produced stars for uniforms and mechanical parts for Savoia Marchetti airplanes. After the war, thanks to an enormous demand for brass ladles for the U.S. army, the Alessis expanded the company and started mass production. Carlo's brother Ettore, who joined the company in 1945, was the first to bring outside designers to the company, such as the architects Carlo Mazzeri, Luigi Massoni and Anselmo Vitale. Since that time, the range of products offered by Alessi has expanded to include such items as office accessories and electrical appliances, in collaboration with a growing range of contemporary designers such as Jasper Morrison and Philippe Starck, all the while maintaining Alessi's commitment to design and quality. You May Also Consider:View Mode: [#][=] Cactus! Paper Napkin Holder Our Price: $66.00 Cactus! Flat Paper Napkin Holder Our Price: $123.00 + Free Shipping Free Shipping. Price Guarantee. Easy Returns. It's good to shop at YLighting.At YLighting, we are so confident that the Mediterraneo Paper Napkin Holder will make you happy that we offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and our 100% Price Guarantee. What's more, we also offer Free Shipping on orders over $75. |
