Alessi Blow Up Citrus Basket

by Alessi

Product Features

• An eye-catching centerpiece empty or filled, this basket turns chaos into its own container
• Designed by Fratelli Campana in 2004; crafted from offcuts of 18/10 stainless steel and hand welded
• Measures 14 inches in diameter and 12 inches high; amply sized for containing for hard-to-stack citrus, napkins, or bread
• Great gift for newlyweds, new homeowners, or anyone looking for a fresh breath of change in the home
• The basket, a beautiful piece of folk art, should be hand washed; matching baskets available separately

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 14 x 12 inches ; 5.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000COEDRK
• Item model number: FC03
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,911 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

An eye-catching centerpiece empty or filled, this basket from Alessi turns chaos into its own container. Designed by Fratelli Campana in 2004, the basket is crafted from offcuts of 18/10 stainless steel and hand welded. Measuring 14 inches in diameter and 12 inches high, the basket is amply sized for containing rolly pieces of citrus that can be hard to stack in shallower containers. It's also great for napkins or bread at a social gathering. A smaller, matching Blow Up Basket is available separately. This basket, a beautiful piece of folk art, should be hand washed for best care. It makes a great gift for newlyweds, new homeowners, or anyone looking for a fresh breath of change in the home. It's easy to coordinate the Blow Up baskets with other household pieces from Alessi. Peruse the full stock to find like-minded, whimsical pieces.

Product Description

The line of items titled "Blow up", marks the start of a collaboration with the Campana brothers from Brazil with Alessi. The inspiration for this design comes from a game called "Shanghai" and was created with the idea of assembling hypothetical offcuts of steel wire, welding them together to form various types of containers. The Campana brothers are without doubt, the most interesting phenomena amongst the pool of talented young international designers. They have brought a healthy breath of fresh Brazilian and sub-equatorial air and poetry to European design houses. Their work is hallmarked by the "use of materials in the raw state and by experimentation with poor and recycled matter. Their hybrid, often primitive forms seek to express the contradictions of their urban chaos, drawing on the vitality of indigenous expressions for endowing the products with an authentic nature, bound to the temperament of local folk" (C. Morozzi).

Customer Reviews

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as impressed as others, December 22, 2010

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This review is from: Alessi Blow Up Citrus Basket (Kitchen)

I was hope for something a bit larger (for the price) but as a small counter top piece its just ok. Design is great but size doesn't match the cost. Better to look on eBay for someone selling a used one.