"The name Alessi is synonymous with influential and challenging design. Collaboration between the company and the twentieth-century's star designers and architects has produced an array of classics, from the elegant condiment set of Ettore Sottsass to the arachnoid simplicity of Philippe Starck's lemon squeezer." "This book reveals the philosophy behind the company which produces these objects of desire, profiling the Alessi 'maestros' and examining collaborative projects such as the architecturally inspired Tea and Coffee Piazza. Alberto Alessi's own reflections on design and designers provide a fascinating insight into the creative ethos of one of the giants of twentieth-century des