{"product_id":"ercolino-bottle-opener-alessi","title":"Ercolino Bottle Opener - Alessi","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Andrea Branzi, Ercolino is an elegant bottle opener for metal caps and crown caps. It shows Branzi's love of turned wood, which he saw as one of the best materials for creating objects with a functional, symbolic and poetic relationship to their users.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Andrea Branzi\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: H 19cm x L 7cm x W 4cm\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: 18\/10 stainless steel and birch wood\u003cbr\u003eFor metal caps and crown caps\u003cbr\u003eProduct code: AB07\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eABOUT THE DESIGNER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Florence in 1938, Andrea Branzi was an architect and designer. A critic for magazines such as Domus, Interni, Casabella and Modo, he was one of the founders of the Domus Academy and a member of the EEC Commission for the promotion of European design. He worked for Cassina, Vitra and Zanotta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0042\/2182\/9249\/files\/Alessi-Product-Body-Image_9841b9cf-9bd7-4709-bde4-c1a91c3ffe08_480x480.jpg?v=1715864162\" alt=\"Alessi logo\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eABOUT ALESSI\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over a century, Alessi has been creating extraordinary objects that make people dream, feel, think and experience poetry in their daily lives. By collaborating with the best creative minds from around the world, Alessi brings the most unexpected and contemporary expressions of design culture into people’s homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Italian company was founded in 1921 by Giovanni Alessi and initially concentrated on metal kitchenware. Its coffee pots became so popular that by 1924 the Alessi name was well established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1950s the company had broadened its approach, collaborating with well-known designers to break away from modernism and traditional design and explore more unconventional ideas, including those of groups such as Studio Alchimia (Alessandro Mendini) and Memphis (Ettore Sottsass). Other designers associated with Alessi include Aldo Rossi, Philippe Starck and Michael Graves, and this collaborative, creative approach has become the hallmark of the brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlessi is a certified B Corp, using its business as a force for regeneration and sustainability for its employees, its communities and the environment. Discover the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alessi-brand\" style=\"color:#1a3a6b; text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px;\"\u003eAlessi collection\u003c\/a\u003e at Courthouse Interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alessi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40209804394625,"sku":"AB07","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0042\/2182\/9249\/files\/Ercolino-bottle-opener.jpg?v=1736431625","url":"https:\/\/courthouseinteriors.com\/products\/ercolino-bottle-opener-alessi","provider":"Courthouse Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}