Discussion
Alberto Alessi and Bill Moggridge
November 22, 6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, New York 10128
$10–15

This program will focus on the history of Alessi, from 1921 through the present. Alberto Alessi, at the helm of the company since 1970, will speak about the role of objects in modern consumer society, comparing the Italian design factories with mass production factories. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Bill Moggridge, Director of Cooper-Hewitt.
More info: cooperhewitt.org
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The 9090
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Alessi's Fall/Winter Collection
The business of product design is a family affair for Matteo Alessi, Director of Trade Marketing and International Development at Alessi (and great grandson to Alberto, the company’s…
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Oggetti e Progetti: 30 Years of Alessi
Italian designer and architect Alessandro Mendini, born in Milan in 1931, joined forces with the Italian design factory Alessi in the late 1970s as a kind of Postmodernist design mentor for the…
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