Alessi
Designer: Michael Graves 2009
Kettle with handle and small bird-shaped whistle in PA, black. Magnetic stainless steel heat diffusing bottom. This celebrated kettle with the bird that sings when the water has boiled has been a great success since it was introduced in 1985. For Alessi it represents a meeting of great design and mass production methods, a combination that Michael Graves worked hard to achieve, applying his personal visual code which fused influences from Art Deco to Pop Art and even the language of cartoons.