Alessi A di Pino Funnel

A di Alessi products are the result of longstanding collaborations with the best international designers. Working from a desire to introduce the public at large to the quality and exclusivity of the finest contemporary design, they have created a line of “democratic” and accessible products for every home.
This funnel designed by Giovannoni has a shape and decoration in tampography in four colours which represents the face of the famous Collodi’s puppet. An international character with a long-standing pedigree in texts on pedagogy and psychoanalysis, Pinocchio is now a long-nosed funnel, the smiling Pino: truth or lie?
Stefano Giovannoni started working for Alessi in 1989 with his fellow Florentine, Guido Venturini as the “King-Kong” partnership. From then on he has designed for the Alessi 2001 production, developing into one of the most admired designers in Italy. His playful expressions found a great empathy when Alessi stressed the technical envelope in quality plastic products. He’s the designer of our famous Merdolino toilet brush, the fruit Mama and Mary Biscuit box. He has also created steel pans such as the Alessi “Mami” which show his talent in designing interesting products even when confronted with straight criteria presented in these different technical areas.
“A ‘born again’ designer par excellence, bearing a vague resemblance to a rumpled teddy bear, a man who looks like he might be anything except a much-acclaimed designer, Stefano conceals one of the most explosive talents I have ever had the good fortune to come across. He’s not happy to be classified as ‘one of the young’, he feels he is destined for the designer hall of fame, and he wants to have his share of acclaim with ‘masters’. He’ll no doubt get there, even if he is a little grizzly and impatient at times. – Alberto Alessi, The Dream Factory