Giovannoni's porcelain dinner service and his set of "Mami" glasses complete the basic range of items of the Alessi table as conceived by a designer who, with a unique combination of expressive talent, humour and understanding of the market, left a strong mark on the 1990s. These projects bear witness to a significant element of novelty in his art, represented by his desire to combine playful themes, for which he is so well known, with a completely new trend, which we are tempted to define a search for classicism, harmony and originality developed, as only he can, along the lines of the maternal figure.
Giovannoni Stefano
Born in La Spezia in 1954, Stefano as an architect and designer was taught by Buti at Florence University. In the early 80’s he founded the King-Kong Production Group along with Guido Venturini. His explosive talent enables him to embody a complex system of 'affective codes' in his projects. This great approach won him the title of 'Super & Popular' designer in the 90’s. A technical designer par excellence he has industrial design in his DNA and the capacity to understand public sentiment like no other designer mentioned in this catalogue.
His projects began with the “Girotondo” (1989 designed with Guido Venturini) and the first transparent objects in plastic from the “Family Follows Fiction” series (1993). There is a huge number of his items in the “Officina Alessi”, “Alessi” and “A di Alessi” catalogues.
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