Alessi — ES15 1 | Linden wood centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass

There is something deeply Mediterranean in the way this centerpiece occupies the table: a round, generous, sunlit presence. Made of lime wood with a base painted in a vibrant, decisive orange, the ES15 1 brings with it the lightness inherent in natural materials and, at the same time, a chromatic force capable of visually reorganizing everything around it. Its thirty-centimeter diameter gives it perfect proportions - neither imposing nor timid - while its fourteen-centimeter height lends volume and depth to the composition. Ettore Sottsass, one of the most visionary Italian architects and designers of the twentieth century, created this piece with the same cultivated irreverence that characterized his entire body of work: from his experience with Olivetti to the provocations of the Memphis group, Sottsass always used color as a language, as both a political and poetic act. In this centerpiece, that language is distilled into pure form - a simple, almost archetypal gesture, yet unmistakable. At Stilmobili, we chose it because it belongs to that rare category of objects that do not need to justify themselves: they simply exist, and that is enough. It is ideal for those who furnish with intention, for those who consider the table an extension of their aesthetic identity, and for those seeking a conversation piece capable of engaging with both a contemporary interior and a more classic, tactile space. Project notes: part of the Alessi 100 Values Collection - a selection that celebrates the brand's design heritage through iconic or previously unseen pieces. Material: lime wood. Base: orange. Diameter 30 cm, height 14 cm. Spring/summer collection.