OCTAVE

Production Alessi Spa. 2014

18/10 stainless steel.

Octave was created by exploring the creative potential of the ellipse. Multiple drawings and models were created using ellipses in varying proportions prior to arriving at the final composition. Alice has frequently used ratios and combinations of numbers to create her objects, paintings and drawings. In recent years, Alice have become aware of the connection between music and mathematics. For example, an octave in music is the interval between one musical pitch and another and is defined by the ratio 2:1. After experimenting with multiple models and ellipses of differing proportions, to arrive at the most harmonious form for her new ellipse Centerpiece, it was the 2:1 ratio ellipse that produced, in her opinion, the most pleasing form.

Alice have always been intrigued and inspired by the inherent beauty in mathematics, geometry, music and colour, she believe these fundamentals are a universal language. They resonate with our collective consciousness and can communicate across cultural and generational differences, whilst also having the potential to have an uplifting affect on our emotions.