ELLIPSE

Production Alessi Spa 2016

Set Of three containers in steel coloured with epoxy resin.

Set of three containers in 18/10 stainless steel.

Container in 18/10 stainless steel and hand gold plating in 24 carat gold

desk sets in stainless steel and steel coloured with epoxy resin

The “Ellipse” collection originated from a brief given by Alberto Alessi to many of the Alessi designers: to create objects that utilize the cutting and bending production processes which the Alessi workshop is renowned for. Alice admires Alessi's commitment to nurturing and maintaining Italian based production, which is becoming increasingly more challenging when competing with the mass-production factories abroad. Therefore Alice was delighted to put her energy into this project as she had always felt the Alessi workshop is one of the few remaining unique and creative hubs on the planet.

Alice’s creative mind was already preoccupied with the ellipse shape due to her previous project for Alessi, “Octave” (2014), and to the frequent use of the ellipse in her abstract paintings. Alice began to make multiple prototypes in coloured card by bending, folding and rolling ellipses in different sizes until she arrived at the “Ellipse” collection”. Her intention was to create sculptural, pure and minimalist forms which could also function as containers, aiming to create multi-use containers that could equally be used in various settings, for example the kitchen, studio, office, living room or dining room. Both in a small studio apartment or a larger living space. In addition Alice wanted to incorporate rich and vibrant colours, and an element of gold, as she had always held the belief that colour and form have the potential to have an uplifting effect on our psychology.