Richard Sapper Perforated Handle Stovetop Espresso Makers by Alessi

Description

The 9090 isn’t just the first espresso coffee maker in Alessi’s history: it was also Alessi’s first object for the kitchen after the 1930s, the first of Alessi’s many Compasso d’Oro awards (1979), Alessi’s first object to be inducted into the Permanent Design Collection at the New York MOMA, and of course it’s the best-loved Alessi coffee maker bar none, as well as Alessi’s first “amphibious object”, i.e. it is for kitchen use, but with its high design quality it can also be brought directly to the table.

This special 100-year anniversary edition features a perforated orange handle.

Available in 3- and 6-cup (those are espresso cups!) sizes. Compatible with induction cooktops.

Material: 18/10 stainless steel
Dimensions: (3-cup) 4.33″d x 6.89″h; (6-cup) 4.92″d x 8.07″h
Capacity: (3-cup) 5.1 fl oz; (6-cup) 10.1 fl oz

Richard Sapper

Richard Sapper was born in 1932 in Munich. In the early 1960s, he began to collaborate with the Italian architect Marco Zanuso, together they acted as design consultants for Brionvega for which they developed a series of televisions and radios. His clients include Alessi.

Throughout his career, Sapper remained keenly involved in academia, teaching at many universities. He has received numerous awards for his products, and his designs are represented in the permanent collections of many museums internationally. In 2012, Sapper received the Merit Cross of the Order of Merit from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. He died in 2015.