Alessi 9091 Richard Sapper Kettle with Melodic Whistle chilewich shag 2003 for Alessi

2003 for Alessi

Design: Adam Cornish

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Alessi 9091 Richard Sapper Kettle with Melodic Whistle chilewich shag 2003 for AlessiRichard Sapper created this kettle inspired by a childhood remembrance, the poetic sound of boats' sirens at River Rhine: this is because the melody that accompanies the vapour outlet must be pleasant and not anxious like the whistle of boilers. Designed in 1983 by Richard Sapper, the kettle 9091 in stainless steel was the first of Alessi's "designer boilers". To avoid the usual ansiogenic noise produced by the kettles, Sapper has given the 9091 a