Pasta Pot est un ustensile pour la cuisson des pâtes créé par le célèbre designer Patrick Jouin en collaboration avec le prestigieux chef multi-étoilé Alain Ducasse, pour Alessi en 2007. Cet ustensile est composé d'une casserole à long manche en multipli, d'un couvercle en acier inoxydable 18/10 brillant, d'une cuillère et d'un dessous de plat en mélamine. Pasta Pot représente une véritable révolution culinaire en permettant de cuire les pâtes avec un minimum d'eau. Cette technique s'inspire du mode de cuisson utilisé anciennement par les mouliniers: " C'est cette méthode traditionnelle que j'ai remise à l'honneur dans mon restaurant Le Louis XV à Monaco." (A. Ducasse). Tous les amidons sont entièrement absorbés par les pâtes, de même que la sauce, tel un risotto, donnant un goût incomparable au plat. L'avantage de cet objet design : plus besoin de passoire ni de plat pour servir, la Pasta Pot se suffit à elle-même et trouvera rapidement sa place sur le plan de travail de la cuisine. De plus, la cuillère de cuisson s'encastre parfaitement au manche, et réalisée en mélanine, elle permet de ne jamais se brûler quand on la saisit.
Born in Nantes in 1967, Patrick Jouin graduated from Ensci in 1992 and began his career at Thomson Multimedia, headed by the famous Philippe Starck. At Tim Thom, Patrick Jouin developed a number of objects: speakers, televisions, telephones, etc. He then continued his work in Philippe Starck's own agency, until, strengthened by this experience and driven by personal projects, he decided to set up his own agency in 1998, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Alain Ducasse soon placed his trust in him and asked him to design the decor for his restaurants (Plaza Athénée, Mix in Las Vegas, etc.). He started thinking about furniture, but did not ignore industrial design, from the Nutella spatula to the Decaux sanisette, from saucepans for Alessi to the Vélib bollards in Paris. Seduced by translucent polymer materials, he collaborated with Kartell, notably on the Thalya chair. With each successive project, Patrick Jouin has become a benchmark on the international scene. It stands out for its refined and sometimes daring creations. Working with Alain Ducasse, the Pasta Pot has become an essential kitchen utensil. He draws his inspiration from industrial culture, with manifest forms that are massive yet invisible, which he inserts and reinterprets both in his interior design and in the creation of objects.
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ALESSI
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.