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Designer: Richard Sapper
This is the first espresso coffee maker that hasn’t been unscrewed for more than 30 years. It opens with a handle.
The Alessi Coffee Machine – 9090 is not just the first espresso coffee maker in Alessi’s history: it is also Alessi’s first kitchen object after 1930, the first of Alessi’s many Compasso d’Oro awards (1979) and the first Alessi object to be inducted into the Permanent Design Collection of the New York MOMA.
The 9090’s high design quality makes it suitable for use in the kitchen. It encourages items to be brought directly to the table, a trait that has since become part of Alessi’s signature style, making the 9090 Coffee Machine a true Icon of Alessi.
Made of 18/10 stainless steel, this 6-cup coffee machine has a magnetic steel bottom, which makes it suitable for induction, gas, and electrical cooking. Please note that the induction hob used must be ideal for an item 90 mm in diameter.
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