Alessi is a family business established in 1921 in Omegna, Northern Italy. Started as a workshop for manufacturing brass and German silver sheets, in its almost 100 year-old history Alessi has evolved into one of the Italian Design Factories, able to apply the craftsmanship of its field to various product typologies.
Even though Alessi is a dynamic and internationally oriented company, many of its designs are based on the cultural traditions of its area and after almost one century in the market, Alessi is still renowned for machine-aided handicraft.
TYPE
Design accessories
MADE IN
Italy
SINCE
1921
Alusi Candles transform an age-old tradition into avant-garde candle craftsmanship. Using wax and wick as its medium, Alusi melds patterns found in nature with modern art and architecture to create multi-flame designs that fascinate.
Each candle in the Alusi collection is its own elegant, moving sculpture. At play are light and shadow, shape and silhouette, sensuality and luminosity.
Alusi Candles appeal to the contemplative spirit, to those who look for art in each moment and to those who appreciate the idea that without time, there can be no change.
With each striking multi-flame design, Alusi seeks to rearrange notions of what a simple candle can do.
TYPE
Wax candles
MADE IN
Canada
Essey is the story not of the evolution of design but rather of an evolution in design.
"In the world of nature, shapes are defined by their function. In the world of design, shapes only bear a slight resemblance to their function. How many times have we looked at something and wondered what it is, or what it is used for? The world of design is not always in harmony with the world of nature and it is this imbalance that needs to be corrected."
The belief of Essey founder John Brauer, that function should be representative of natural form, is at the very core of the company and is at the heart of its design philosophy - Symbolic Functionalism.
TYPE
Design accessories
MADE IN
Denmark
Ghidini Bosco of Villa Carcina, in the province of Brescia, belongs to Italy’s manufacturing excellence, thanks to their unparalleled manufacturing skills.
A specialist in die casting brass, aluminium and zamak, the company excels in combining advanced technologies and rapid prototyping with traditional craft skills.
Their catalogue includes thousands of products, ranging from lighting fixtures to furnishing items, decorative items and handles. Since over 50 years the company has established close ties with international architects and designers to develop custom products and create classical and contemporary art items.
TYPE
Design accessories
MADE IN
Italy
SINCE
1961