design Mario Trimarchi, 2017

The creative approach of Italian design joins forces with the mission for manufacturing perfection of a German company Der kreative Anspruch italienischen Designs verschmilzt hier mit dem Streben nach technischer Perfektion eines deutschen Traditionsunternehmens The ALESSI Swan by HANSA kitchen faucet is the first fruit of Hansa’s collaboration with the “Italian Design Factory” known the world over for its iconic objects. ALESSI Swan communicates in a new fashion with the familiar gestures we use in everyday life. Ideally drawing their inspiration from the elegance of swans, its organic forms...

My strongest desire is to design objects that can give us a smile, even when we have just woken up… Mein größter Wunsch ist die Gestaltung von Objekten, deren Aura uns zum Lächeln bringt, auch wenn wir gerade aufwachen… M

ALESSI Swan by HANSA was designed by Mario Trimarchi, the Italian designer known internationally for his capacity to look at everyday objects like sculptures populating our household landscape. ALESSI Swan was born of a deep desire for aesthetic innovation: by giving the faucet the gracefulness and elegance of a swan, the designer brought about a change in the way it is used, making for new, delicate gestures. Trimarchi has worked for a long time on reinventing everyday objects through an unexpected side step which makes use of unstable geometries such that an object looks different from each...

Moving the levers of the faucet is an operation of great delicacy, to be calibrated with gentleness; it is like doing the water dance Die Bedienung des Hebels der Armatur erfordert Taktgefühl, gefühlvolles Justieren: genau wie ein Tanz mit dem Wasser M. T.

The beauty of an object lies in its mystery; we should look at an object from every angle to be able to grasp its soul Die Schönheit der Objekte liegt im Verborgenen. Wir müssen sie aus allen Winkeln betrachten, um ihre Seele zu offenbaren M. T

ALESSI Swan, design Mario Trimarchi, 2017 ALESSI Swan by HANSA is the most advanced solution for all homes where the kitchen plays a key role. From the functional standpoint, the faucet ensures perfect control on water flow, with a maximum flow rate of 12 litres per minute. Temperature control is by means of a LED that lights up when the temperature reaches 32 °C and emits a red light that illuminates the interior of a lever featuring an embossed finish. Thanks to a press pad (1), the faucet can be turned on remotely; this is a handy feature when your hands are full and it ensures a flow of 5 litres...

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Alessi, founded in 1921 by Giovanni Alessi, has been able to develop a policy of design excellence which has made it one of the leading internationally renowned Italian Design Factories. It has reconciled its typically industrial needs with its tendency to consider itself as a “research laboratory in the field of the applied arts”. Die Firma Alessi, die 1921 von Giovanni Alessi gegrundet wurde, konnte im Laufe der Jahre eine Politik fur herausragendes Design etablieren, die sie zu einem der fuhrenden und international renommiertesten Designunternehmen machte. Sie hat typische industrielle Bedurfnisse...

Art direction and graphic design: FRAGILE | Photo: Riccardo Bianchi