What a great way to start a party! With this ALESSI STAINLESS STEEL HORS-D’OEUVRES SET BY CARLO MAZZERI & ANSELMO VITALE This practical & stylish Hors d’oeuvres Set has 4 section in Steel Mat with Mirror Polished Edge Size & Description - Manufacturer: Alessi - Designers: Carlo Mazzeri & Anselmo Vitale - Description: four Section Hors d’oeuvres Dish in Steel Mat with Mirror Polished Edge. - Material: 18/10 Inox Stainless Steel - Dimensions: Length: 37 cm / depth: 24 cm / height: 2,5 cm - Condition: vintage used condition Some background information (to impress your guests) Carlo Mazzeri Born in Oleggio (Novara) in 1927, Carlo Mazzeri graduated in architecture from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice in 1956 and, after an early collaboration with Carlo Scarpa in Venice, with the architect Mario Righini’s studio he took part in the competition for the Colonia Olivetti in Brusson & the Carrara Chamber of Commerce, & took one of the top places. in 1957 he designed the cocktail shaker 870 with Luigi Massoni, which was one of the first Alessi objects designed by external collaborators & which is still in production & can be found in bars worldwide. in the ’60s & ’70s with Anselmo Vitale he designed a complete collection of objects for Alessi which were primarily for use in the hotel industry. He was involved in civil & industrial construction, responsible among other things for the Alessi plant in Omegna (1960-1971), the Girmi electrical household appliances factory (1962) & the Lagostina offices (1964), which were also in Omegna, the renovation of the driers & the new warehouse for 3M Italia in Ferrania (1970) & the Salumificio Romano Mainelli in Oleggio (1972). in the field of industrial design he has also collaborated with Girmi, Lagostina, Bialetti, Indesit, Fonderie Filiberti & Triplex. in 1973 he opened a studio of architecture in Novara, becoming involved in civil architecture, restoration & town planning. Anselmo Vitale Anselmo (Nini) Vitale was born in Milan in 1929; he graduated from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice, where he met Carlo Mazzeri, with whom he started collaborating in 1961 on the design of the Alessi company’s Avio line. Their collaboration continued with gratifying results through a professional association that lasted more than ten years & through ongoing consultancy work with companies manufacturing household articles & white goods. With the Alessi technical office in particular, the collaboration culminated in the creation of the thermal-insulation ice bucket that won the Macef prize in 1971. Together with Carlo Mazzeri he created Standard, a professional industrial design studio, designing white goods & house hold articles. Alessi/Anselmo Vitale, Carlo Mazzeri Hors D’oeuvre Snack Plate
