{"id":2406,"date":"2016-10-26T10:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T10:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2016-10-26T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T10:46:30","slug":"marcel-wanders-creates-circus-themed-collection-tableware-alessi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/lifestyle\/marcel-wanders-creates-circus-themed-collection-tableware-alessi\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcel Wanders creates circus collection of tableware for Alessi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Circus tents, clowns, elephants and strongmen are transformed into kitchenware and tableware in Marcel Wanders<\/strong><\/em>\u2018 latest collection for Italian design brand Alessi, which launched in the UK during the London Design Festival.<\/p>\n

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Dutch designer Marcel Wanders\u2019 Circus collection for Alessi encompasses five limited-edition figures based on common circus characters that each perform a different function, as well as 29 new tableware and kitchen products.<\/p>\n

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The five figures are limited to 999 pieces and are described by Alessi as \u201ctable sculptures\u201d. Made from steel plate, each one is named after a fictional circus member invented by Wanders, who is known for his flamboyant aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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The Strongman, Marcello, is a nutcracker shaped like a strongman performing a weight-lifting feat on top of a small podium. Turning his dumbbells forced his boots down onto the nut, which sits in a dip on the podium.<\/p>\n

A corkscrew called The Jester, Gilberto, also sits on a podium, which hides the screw function. Once wound into a cork, the jester\u2019s body expands to remove it from the bottle. His hat acts as a handle.<\/p>\n

The Ballerina, Valentina, is a baby elephant that pirouettes on a golden ball on top of a music box that plays the classic circus tune The March of the Gladiators by Julius Fu\u010d\u00edk. A silver mouse is added as her companion in the act.<\/p>\n

A dinner bell has been imagined as The Ringleader, Massimo, on a wheeled cart with a silvery monkey at the front and a red-caped top-hatted figure at the back.<\/p>\n

A tall sweet dispenser called The Candyman, Alberto, is shaped like the face of a clown with an over-sized top hat. Sweets are dispensed from his tongue.<\/p>\n

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The pieces are made using a combination of lost-wax casting, machine processing and laser cutting and is decorated by hand, including gilded details like The Strongman\u2019s eyebrows and nose.<\/p>\n

Steel and china placements, bowls, trays, ice buckets, wine coolers, mugs, salad bowls and containers are decorated with circus-themed patterns in yellow, red, black, white, gold and silver.<\/p>\n

Among the available patterns are tessellating triangles and diamonds that emulate circus tents and costumes, as well as spots and stripes.<\/p>\n

Glass storage jars are decorated with horses around the sides and are topped with peaked lids to resemble a merry-go-round.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe circus is larger than life,\u201d said Wanders, whose previous products for Alessi include the Dressed watch. \u201cThe pageantry and astonishment from what you see, hear and feel never leaves you. That one-of-a-kind magical feeling is now celebrated through this innovative collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: dezeen<\/a>
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