Twergi Centrepiece in Orange, des. Ettore Sottsass for Alessi

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With its powerful and incisive design, this stunning centrepiece produced in lime wood is one of the most significant pieces created by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi. The large bowl c an hold chocolates, sweets, dried flowers or other decorative items, but looks especially beautiful when filled with oranges and lemons. The Twergi Centrepiece is a small work of art that stands out in any domestic space. Diameter approx: 30 cm Height approx: 14cm 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 or rigidity. Sottsass died in December 2007. Show more