Twergi Nutcracker in Pink / Red, des. Ettore Sottsass for Alessi

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Fun, functional and dinky, the Twergi Nutcracker playfully juxtaposes geometric shapes and different colours as well as effortlessly cracking all kinds of nuts! Product specificati ons:  Nutcracker in beechwood Diameter approx 6cm Height approx 11cm Length approx 6cm About Ettore Sottsass: Born in Innsbruck in 1917, Sottsass is known the world over as one of the initiators of the revolution in architecture and design which led away from the rigid functionalism of the years prior to and following the Second World War. A great and influential Maestro of Italian design, the energy of his language and the vitality of his colour and line contrast sharply with any intellectualism and rigidity. He died in December 2007. Show more