on now until january 18, 2009
riccardo dalisi
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born 1931 in potenza, italy riccardo dalisi is considered to be the italian pioneer of poor design.
dalisi graduated with an architectural degree from the university of naples in 1957, since then he
has designed multiple buildings and products. in all his work he uses simple techniques to create
objects that blur the line between art and design. dalisi redesigned the ‘neapolitan flip coffee pot’
for alessi in 1987 which is one of his most famous works to date. other companies he has worked
with include zanotta, fiat, rosenthal and bisazza.
yesterday designboom was at the opening of dalisi’s ‘design ultrapoverissimo’ exhibition held at
the triennale design museum, milan. featured are 40 playful tin plate objects that dalisi handmade
himself, from 1995 to present.
‘animale proboscide’, 1998
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‘animale proboscide’, detail 1998
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tin plate object collection
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each of the objects are hand sewn
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‘vassoio’, 1996
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‘macchina’, 1995
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riccardo dalisi
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‘totocchietti’, 2007
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‘calciatori’, 2006
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‘calciatori’, 2006
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