Alessi - Richard Sapper - Kettle - 9091 - Steel, Brass

Kettle in 18/10 stainless steel
Designed by Richard Sapper in 1983 for the famous Italian company Alessi

An iconic object of 1980s industrial design,
characterized by two innovative features:
- the black polyamide handle, a thermally insulating material that protects against scalding
- the two-tube brass whistle that emits a melodic sound when the water reaches boiling.

Richard Sapper indeed designed the kettle driven by the desire to eliminate the shrill, bothersome whistle of traditional kettles.
To recreate a sensation as pleasant as the sirens of boats navigating the Rhine, he turned to a skilled craftsman from the Black Forest.
A two-tube whistle was created, inside which two small organ pipes are tuned to reproduce a precise harmonious melody (an E and B chord), transforming a everyday moment into a small poetic experience.
For Alessi, this was, absolutely, the first multisensory kitchen object.

Thanks to the ferromagnetic base, the kettle works optimally on any surface, including modern induction cooktops, as well as traditional gas and electric stoves.

Model: 9091
Height: 19 cm
Diameter: 16.5 cm
Capacity: 2 liters
Weight: 1.1 kg