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The “ALESSI” brand offers you the best in high-end, industrially produced housewares with high quality design and manufacturing.

A di Alessi "Anna G" Corkscrew Black

Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan in 1931 and graduated in 1959. He is an architect, artist, designer and design manager, theorist and journalist and began his profession at the Nizzoli studio.  In 1989 he opened the Atelier Mendini in Milan with his brother Francesco and continued his career as a sophisticated, pop designer. The key element is always a clever hybrid between art and design resulting in popular objects that achieve great commercial success.

A di Alessi "Anna Stop 1" Bottle Cap Red

Alessandro Mendini joined Alessi in 1977 while, under his guidance, Modo, a design and architecture magazine destined to make quite a stir over the following years, first started. Maybe the most post-modernist designer in Italy, he returned to design seriously in the 80’s, although his oldest and most famous item is from 1994 – the Anna G corkscrew. An instant success, the Anna family started to grow, including salt and pepper mills, bottle caps and kitchen timers.

A di Alessi "Anna Time" Kitchen Timer Blue

His output has been prolific recently with the Recinto in 1997, the Anna sugar and cream set in 2001, and the Alessi flame candlestick in 2002. Author of the research project Paesaggio Casalingo and other books, Mendini is Alessi’s official chronicler.

A di Alessi "Parrot" Corkscrew

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The Barcraft Connoisseur lever-arm corkscrew set includes a deluxe pearl finish, metal lever-arm, geared action corkscrew with a rounded soft touch head and non-slip soft touch décor panels in the corkscrew arms, a matching stopper, a soft touch display stand, a twist action foil cutter, a spare hardened steel non-stick coated corkscrew worm and fully comprehensive instructions. Presented in a deluxe gift presentation and storage box with a magnetic fasteners making it ideal for own use or gift purchase.

Bar Craft Connoisseur Lever-Arm Corkscrew Set

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Nscessity is dedicated to developing its Wine Essentials range of products to enhance your enjoyment of wine.

Nscessity Rechargeable Corkscrew Silver & Black

This rechargeable corkscrew allows you to remove both original and synthetic corks with ease
Designed to fit all traditional wine bottles.

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