until Sunday April 03 2016

Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln
T : +49 (0) 221 221 267 41
An der Rechtschule
50667 Köln
Germany

The Beauty and the Mastery

The exhibition The Beauty and the Mastery, that was shown for the first time in 2013 during the London Design Festival at the Victoria and Albert Museum, now moves into the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (MAKK).

It describes the evolution of the Alessi ‘Italian Design Factory’ from the Bombé tea and coffee service designed by Carlo Alessi in 1945, through to the Dressed collection designed by Marcel Wanders in 2012, and offers a rare insight into its production and creative processes.

The showcase includes sketched artwork, prototypes, finished products and features seven short films illustrating the different aspects of the phases of production and the design process. The exhibits bring
to life the untold stories of how some of the most iconic and emblematic of Alessi’s products are created.