Alessi — ES16/100 | Ettore Sottsass jar, 100 Values Collection

There is something deliberately festive about the way this jar occupies space. The transparent glass - honest, direct, without mediation - lets you see everything it contains, while the beechwood lid brings the tactile warmth of natural material, interrupted by three patches of primary color: red, black, and yellow. It is not decoration. It is language. It is the visual grammar of a master who knew how to transform every everyday object into a small cultural statement. Ettore Sottsass - architect, designer, poet of forms - had a relationship with color that allowed no timidity. Founder of the Memphis group in 1981, and leading figure of a period in which Italian design openly challenged bourgeois good taste, Sottsass brought to every work the conviction that objects speak, that they have a soul, and that they should inspire emotion before they even function. This jar, created for the Alessi 100 Values collection - a project celebrating the brand's centenary through pieces designed by leading figures in international design - condenses that vision into a domestic, everyday format. We chose it for Stilmobili because it perfectly represents what we believe in: the ability of authentic design to inhabit the kitchen with the same dignity with which a work of art inhabits a living room. It is the ideal gift for those who love the architecture of everyday life, for collectors looking for pieces with a genuine story, and for anyone who wants even their pantry to say something about them. Project notes: capacity 100 cl, diameter 12 cm, height 20.5 cm. Beechwood lid with color details in red, black, and yellow. Produced by Alessi, 100 Values collection. Spring/summer season.