The coffee maker designed by Michele de Lucchi, was launched during the London Design Festival in 2015 and is an example of the brand's exploration of texture, weight, silhouette and lightheartedness. However, this is a functional coffee maker for a real coffee nerd as well as a piece of art.
Designer Michele de Lucchi collaborated with Illy Esspresso to conduct research on the optimal shape for the perfect esspresso maker. As Alessi states:
"The “Pulcina” is the product of intense research into the optimisation of the shape of the Coffee pot in order to improve and enhance the organoleptic properties of coffee. Illy has identified the ideal shape that the water boiler should take to produce the perfect coffee. Thanks to the internal shape of its special heater, Pulcina automatically stops filtering the coffee at the right moment. This interruption helps to eliminate the eruption phase, the final filtering stage that generates a burnt and bitter aftertaste, ensuring that only the finest qualities of the coffee are preserved and enhancing its full-bodied and rounded aroma"
...(*Organoleptic...Huh?)
Artistically, the ribbed metal frame gives the coffee maker a unique silhouette that reminds the onlooker of a slinky toy or even a pixelated computerized image.
This is a ridiculously beautiful and functional object.
The price ranges from 80 - 120 US dollars. Here is the link to order :
http://store.alessi.com/usa/en-gb/catalog/detail/pulcina-espresso-coffee-maker/mdl02?ic=L3iWQQ%3D%3D&gclid=CjwKEAjw5vu8BRC8rIGNrqbPuSESJADG8RV0_28pBVYxjenak2r_17ybOUhe5J-btqNaT_oVPX4T3BoCWB7w_wcB
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