Alessi PSJS Juicy Salif Citrus Juicer, Aluminium, Mirror Polished

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Alberto Alessi, in a recorded video interview posted on Dezeen, said "I am very happy with this project because I consider it a big joke to everybody. The user data collected is anonymous for us and thus does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the user identity.

Prior to my student placement at National Museums Scotland, this was not a word I would have ever applied to a lemon squeezer. The gold-plated version was described as an "ornament" because citric acid from fruit would discolor and erode the gold plating. Critics have suggested the juicer emphasizes form over function as it does not perform well in practice, but Starck has argued that although it does work as a lemon squeezer, it was actually made to start conversation.

Made of cast and polished aluminum by the Italian kitchenware company Alessi, the tool measures 14 centimetres (5.

But anyways: This piece of art from the school of anti functionality looks really sharp in your showcase, just as it does at the MoMa/NYC.The resultis a surprising, poetic and subversive object, which integrates the usual parameters of creationunder a new prism. Alessi is now a B Corp, a company which strives to maximise the positive impact they have on their employees, the communities in which they operate and the environment, by using the business as a force for regeneration and sustainability. The simplistic yet unforgettable form came to Starck on a pizzeria napkin during a seaside holiday in Italy. The thousands of projects - complete or forthcoming - his global fame and tireless protean inventiveness should never distract from Philippe Starck's fundamental vision: Creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.