La bouilloire Pito est une création de l'architecte, dessinateur, urbaniste et designer Frank Gehry pour l'éditeur italien Alessi. Dessinée en 1992, cette bouilloire Pito est aujourd'hui devenue une icône de la marque italienne. Sculpturale, fonctionnelle et résistante, elle est en acier inoxydable 18/10 brillant et trouve son origine dans la fascination qu'avait Frank Gehry pour les poissons, à la fois pour leurs formes et leurs mouvements : « J'ai commencé à dessiner des poissons sans but précis. Puis j'ai découvert que je les aimais, qu'ils donnaient cette sensation du mouvement présente dans les sculptures classiques ou dans certains dessins indiens » (F. Gehry). La poignée et le bouchon avec son sifflet mélodique sont en précieux bois d'acajou et donne à ce best-seller un aspect à la fois design et luxueux pour intégrer l'univers de n'importe quelle cuisine.
Born in 1929 in Toronto, Canada, Frank Gehry studied architecture at the University of Southern California and then urban planning at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. In 1962, he founded the architectural firm Frank Gehry & Associates in Los Angeles. From 1969 to 1972 he designed the "Easy Edges" series of cardboard furniture, and in 1974 he was a lecturer at Yale University and Harvard University. Frank Gehry has been awarded honorary doctorates 13 times, including by the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, Yale, Harvard and the University of Edinburgh. He is also the Charlotte Davenport Professor of Architecture at Yale, where he teaches to this day. It was during these experiences that he developed his highly contrasting imagination, marked by the influence of artists, visual artists and writers, making him an exceptional architect, urban planner and designer. He works mainly with Vitra (Wiggle Side Chair). His distinctive style stems from a personality free of all constraints: "I was a committed liberal and I loved art. These two things made me an architect". He is also the creator of the Pito kettle produced by Alessi, which has become one of the icons of the Italian brand.
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In 1921, Giovanni Alessi founded the Italian company Alessi. Since 1929, the company has focussed on producing nickel- or silver-plated copper tableware. When Carlo Alessi, Giovanni's son, was appointed design director in 1935, handcrafting methods were replaced by industrial manufacturing. In 1955, the company began collaborating with world-renowned architects and designers such as Richard Sapper, Ettore Sottsass, and later, Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders. Alessi makes design accessible by focussing on useful, humorous and visually appealing home accessories. Most of its products have become design classics that are sold and exhibited around the world.