Alessi Compressioni Basket Brass

With his Compressioni project , Paolo Ulian has conceived a new way of forming sheet metal, a method that reveals uncanny expressivity. Composed of a basket, a centerpiece and an "unprecedented object" , his trade of objects is a powerful encapsulation of the experiments he entertained with a master turner at his side. The three containers are first made on a lathe, then compressed to obtain the final shape. Trail after trail, became clear that the deformations caused by crushing the semifinished articles were relatively controllable variables. The folds created on the bottom of the objects were almost magically arranged in geometric patterns- squares, pentagons , hexagons and octagons-giving fascinating regularity to the elements unique differences. Diameter 12cm , Height 4cm.