Richard Sapper Alessi fluitketel 9091 postmodernisme Memphis

This beautiful kettle has a unique melodic whistle which was inspired by the barges Sapper heard as a child on the Rhine. When the water gets hot, you will hear a gentle chord of two pitches – E and B. This is a rare early original version of the kettle with the copper base. Remarkably, it is in perfect condition and shape without any scratches (see pictures)

Richard Sapper (1932-2015) is an internationally celebrated designer, known for his unique sensibility style.
Sapper’s education was diverse—he studied philosophy, anatomy, and engineering, but graduated with a degree in business from the University of Munich. Upon completion, Sapper worked in the styling department of Daimler Benz in Stuttgart, before relocating to Milan in 1958. There he worked for a time in the office of Italian design master Gio Ponti (1891-1979). He opened his own design studio in 1959. Sapper produced successful and innovative designs for many well-known Italian and international brands, including, besides Alessi, FIAT, Heuer, IBM, Kartell, Knoll, Magis, Molteni, Pirelli and many others.

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