alessi limited edition tea & coffee service by aldo rossi. tea and coffee services is entirely hand-made from 925/1000 silver in a series of 99 examples. each example is stamped with the legal identification mark and hallmark as well as the officina alessi stamp, the artist's monogram, the year of production and the progressive serial number. the three craftsman proofs are stamped p. a. the tea & coffee piazza services have proved to be one of alessis shrewdest strategic moves.
rossi 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.
tea and coffee service includes: coffee pot, "mini-conica", milk jug, showcase, teapot, and sugar bowl and spoon.
year of production: 1983
