Alberto Alessi works from the kind of office in which most people would struggle to work at all. On a bright summer day, the design impresario has drawn the shutters in his cluttered HQ just outside ...

Iconic Italian homeware brand Alessi has sold a 40 per cent stake to private equity fund Oakley Capital. The British fund bought into the brand for an unknown figure. The Alessi family retains the ...

For all his giant reputation in the design industry, Alberto Alessi is actually a shy man, more comfortable sitting on the terrace with a cigar and a few close friends than working a room. He’s not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MILAN — Alessi may be marking its 100th anniversary, but president Alberto Alessi is clearly one to look ahead rather than back.

The whimsical Alessi bird whistle tea kettle, designed by architect Michael Graves in 1985, is the company's best-selling item of all time. Courtesy of Alessi, design by Michael Graves Tiny, ...

Francky Knapp is a staff writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications. A curious home cook with a deep love of Polish cabbage rolls, ...

As a fledgling designer, there are few experiences as esteemed as winning a design competition like the Alessi Design Award. For Anita Dineen, winner of the 2014 prize, it was her “unconventional” ...

Since its founding in 1921, housewares giant Alessi has produced thousands and thousands of products, including items by design visionaries. But not every creation makes it to the shelves: Spindly red ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of the Style Italia series exploring the past, present and future of Italian design. Omegna, Italy CNN — Whether its a stainless steel Moka coffeepot that prepares ...

Giant of modern design Alberto Alessi was in Milwaukee yesterday to deliver a lecture at the Milwaukee Art Museum as part of the four-day "Art of the Table" event. We sat down with him for a few ...

The Alessi Museum marks its 25th anniversary with a special exhibition that retraces not only the most remarkable moments in the company’s history, but also forgotten and unknown stories. Through 25 ...