coffee spoon, Alessi; Jean Nouvel

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Alessi, manufacturer
founded 1921
Jean Nouvel, designer
born 1945
coffee spoon, designed 2005
Where object was made: Italy
Material/technique: stainless steel
Credit line: Gift of Robert A. Hiller
Accession number: 2013.0150.03
Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
“Holding Pattern: New Works at the Spencer Museum,” Sep-2014, Susan Earle and Cassandra Mesick
This set of coffee spoons follows a tradition of architects designing flatware and other eating utensils. Each of the eight spoons was designed by one of the following architects: Denton Corker Marshall, Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas, David Chipperfield, Will Alsop, Hani Rashid, Wiel Arets, Jean Nouvel, and Toyo Ito. The set was manufactured by Alessi, an influential Italian design firm.