Alessi — Dressed MW03/14 | Wanders salad servers

There is something profoundly theatrical about the act of serving a salad with the right cutlery. Marcel Wanders' Dressed set transforms this everyday moment into a small domestic ceremony: the 18/10 stainless steel reflects the light with a dense, almost liquid sheen, while the raised decoration running across the surfaces speaks of a wholly European ornamental grammar, suspended between memory and contemporaneity. In the hand, these salad servers have the reassuring weight of things well made - objects that do not ask to be noticed, but cannot be ignored. Dressed was born from the vision of Marcel Wanders, one of the most influential Dutch designers of his generation, founder of Moooi and creator of a poetic style in which artisanal luxury engages with postmodern irony. For Alessi, Wanders developed a collection that discreetly bears his name: garments worn by material, decorations that are not an added layer but a skin. The design perfectly embodies the philosophy of the Italian Fabbrica dei Sogni - the ability to turn a utilitarian object into an aesthetic manifesto. At Stilmobili, we chose Dressed because it tells exactly the kind of beauty we believe in: not ostentatious, not minimalist by principle, but balanced and deliberate. It is the ideal set for those who care for the table as they care for an interior - with attention to details that guests will perceive even without knowing how to name them. A gift with great character, or a personal purchase for those who want even ordinary gestures to have a sense of form. Project notes: 18/10 stainless steel. Length 28 cm. Net weight 490 g. Dressed collection, Alessi — spring/summer range.