Alessi - Figurine - "Ciro il Pulcinella" - Porcelain

Hand-painted porcelain figurine that is part of the collection of five small porcelain figures titled: "Souvenir d’Italie," this one belongs to the figure "Ciro il Pulcinella" AMGI50 1, designed by Massimo Giacon and LPWK (Laura Polinoro Workshop). You can acquire this figure together with the other four that appear on my profile and thus complete the entire collection of five figures. For a country with a high tourist flow like Italy, souvenirs represent an important business. However, most of them are low-quality miniature replicas of icons from our artistic heritage. Moreover, the fact that they are predominantly manufactured in countries with low labor costs further undermines Italy’s artisanal and artistic tradition. How can we, then, produce souvenirs that truly do justice to the diversity of regional customs and cultures? This was the question Alberto Alessi posed on the eve of Expo Milan 2015. The result was a series of small hand-painted porcelain figurines; each one symbolizes a city or region of Italy along with a key ingredient of its local gastronomy. Three of them were designed by Antonio Aricò, in collaboration with LPWK (Laura Polinoro Workshop), who chose to represent Calabria, Sicily and Venice. --- The Calabria figure is inspired by the *bagnarota* — a traditional female figure depicted carrying a basket of food on her head —; "Calabrisella" wears a large chili pepper, a fundamental ingredient of Calabrian dishes, on her head. --- The Sicilian figure —"Rosalia, la più bella che ci sia"— follows a similar concept and holds a basket full of typical fruits: citrus fruits, grapes and prickly pear (figs chumbo). --- The Venetian figure, on the other hand, features cooler tones and an outfit that evokes the lavish Carnival, while a homage to the local gastronomic star — fish — rests on her head. The two figures designed by Massimo Giacon, in collaboration with LPWK (Laura Polinoro Workshop), have a style closer to cartoons: --- "Lella Mortadella" takes us to Emilia-Romagna in the form of a smiling, full-figured housewife, and --- "Ciro il Pulcinella" —a clear nod to Naples— is seated at the table enjoying a genuine pizza. Brand new, in its original box and with its explanatory sheet. Vintage collectible item, out of production, very hard to find. Measurements: 5 x 5 cm – h 5.2 cm Massimo Giacón, born in Padua, Italy, in 1961, is a comic book artist and illustrator, a reference in the renewal of Italian comics, who divides his time as a graphic designer, designer, musician and artist. LPWK, a designer of metaprojects, Laura Polinoro graduated in DAMS in Bologna. In 1989 she wrote “L’officina Alessi. Alberto Alessi and Alessandro Mendini: ten years of projects, 1980-1990.” In 1990, with Alberto Alessi and Alessandro Mendini, she founded the Alessi Studies Center (CSA), a place of experimentation involving professionals and young creatives from various disciplines. There she conducted workshops and created innovative collections proposing the concept of metaproject. Since 2000 she has continued her collaboration by founding and directing the LPWK Design Studio. She is currently a visiting assistant professor at Domus Academy and NABA. Alessi is the cookware brand that has created some of the most iconic objects of our daily lives. Founded in 1921, Alessi has always stood out for the high quality of its products and for the modern minimalism that adds a contemporary touch to any space. Alessi has remained at the forefront of design and innovation, and continues to work with the most important designers today, currently considered the Italian Design Factory. Combined shipping: if you are interested in purchasing this item together with others that appear on my profile, I will ship them all in a single package, so you will only pay the highest shipping rate among the different items. (see exclusions in Catawiki information)

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