Alessi - Set of 4 Coffee Cups

Alessi Tonale - Four Espresso Cups That Tell a Story Through Color

There is something meditative about the coffee ritual when the cup you hold in your hands has a story to tell. The cups from Alessi's Tonale collection carry the memory of East Asian vernacular ceramics and Giorgio Morandi's sensitivity to color: everyday objects elevated into an exercise in style, to use every morning without ever tiring of looking at them.

Why We Chose Them for You

The Tonale collection was born from the collaboration between Alessi - an Italian applied arts workshop founded in 1921 on Lake Orta - and designer David Chipperfield, who conceived a set with a deliberately ambiguous form, suspended between function and sculpture. Inspiration from Korean, Japanese, and Chinese ceramics translates into soft volumes and delicate shades that age beautifully on the table, resisting seasonal changes in taste. A set of four that works equally well for everyday home use and a carefully styled breakfast table.

Features

• Material: ceramic
• Diameter: 8 cm
• Color: gray
• Packaging: set of 4 espresso cups
• Collection: Tonale - designed by David Chipperfield for Alessi

Ideal For

A gift for anyone who loves a thoughtfully set table, a quiet upgrade to their coffee routine, or the starting point for building a complete Tonale dinnerware set. Four cups that work together or mixed with other pieces from the same collection, exactly as Chipperfield intended them.