alessi limited edition tea & coffee service by kazumasa yamashita. 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.
yamashita is an architect and has been an associate professor at the tokyo zokei daigaku (institute of art and design), visiting professor at the technical college in nova scotia, canada, and lecturer at the tokyo institute of technology. in 1977 he received the annual design award, from the architectural institute of japan.
tea and coffee service include: coffee pot, milk jug, teapot, tray, and sugar bowl and spoon.
year of production 1983.
