Alessi — L 872 | Polished stainless steel ice bucket

There is something archetypal about the form of the wine cooler: a container that embraces, cools, and anticipates pleasure. Alessi's L 872 interprets this gesture with the precision and grace characteristic of the great tradition of Italian industrial design. Made of polished 18/10 stainless steel, it reflects shifting hues that change with the light in the room, transforming a serving object into a sculptural presence on the table. Cold to the touch and warm to the eye, metal is the perfect material for holding a bottle: it conducts the cold, maintains the temperature, and ages with the quiet dignity of something that knows how to do its job well. Behind this piece are Luigi Massoni and Carlo Mazzeri, two names who made a decisive contribution to defining Alessi's formal identity during its formative years. Their collaboration with the Crusinallo manufacturer produced some of the most recognizable objects in the brand's historic catalog, capable of combining geometric rigor and warmth of use, function and beauty in exact measure. L 872 belongs to that fertile period when the design of a table accessory was approached with the same intellectual seriousness reserved for architecture. At Stilmobili, we chose this wine cooler because it represents exactly what we look for: an object that needs no explanation, that lives naturally in a contemporary kitchen as well as on a table set for a special occasion. It is designed for those who consider the act of hosting a gesture of care and want every detail - even the most functional one - to speak of taste. Project notes: diameter 20 cm, height 19.5 cm, capacity 500 cl. 18/10 stainless steel, polished finish. Weight 1.28 kg. Alessi collection, spring/summer selection.