Ceramic Containers Alexander Girard, 1952 Style:Container No.1 Ice Grey just like the one of

just like the one of New York

and the quartz sweep movement is quiet and precise

and its strongly iconic image earned it immediate success for the then-new Officina Alessi brand

Here the glaze softens and the décor sinks into it

extensible to clothing

Ceramic Containers Alexander Girard, 1952 Style:Container No.1 Ice Grey just like the one ofAlexander Girard's work brought a sensuous playfulness to twentieth century design that had been absent from the austere aesthetic of classic modernism. This also finds expression in the Ceramic Containers. The three original models were made of wood, hand turned by Girard on a lathe in his workshop. Their silhouettes are reminiscent of the traditional shapes of apothecary vessels, board game tokens or millinery blocks.