Alessi — Clay MA04 5 MA04 5 FRA | Anastassiades diffuser refill

There is something ancient and immediate about the scent of wet clay - an olfactory memory that predates words, belonging to the earth and the hands that work it. Clay, the fragrance created by Michael Anastassiades for the Alessi Palinsesto collection, captures precisely that sensory threshold: the moment when raw material meets air, creating a dense, mineral, surprisingly intimate atmosphere. The 200 ml refill diffuses through rattan sticks that absorb and release the fragrance discreetly, without haste, according to the natural rhythms of a lived-in home. Michael Anastassiades - a Cypriot designer with a studio in London, known for his sculptural lamps and rigorous vision of simplicity - brings the same formal tension that characterizes his work to this project: nothing is superfluous, everything is calibrated. For him, collaborating with Alessi means engaging with an idea of the everyday object capable of transcending function and becoming a cultural gesture. Clay was created for the fall-winter season, and that seasonality is not a secondary detail: it is part of the product's olfactory identity, conceived for intimate interiors, low light, and the productive silence of the colder months. At Stilmobili, we chose Clay because it conveys a vision of living in which even what cannot be seen - fragrance, air, atmosphere - is the subject of thoughtful design. It is the ideal refill for those who already own the MA04 diffuser and want to renew the olfactory presence of their spaces, but also for those who wish to approach the collection through the subtlest and most discreet channel there is: the breath. Project notes: refill compatible with the Alessi MA04 diffuser. Capacity 200 cl. Rattan sticks included. Height 13 cm, diameter 6 cm. Net weight 230 g. Palinsesto fall/winter collection.