The New York Times

TimesTalks - A Conversation with Alberto Alessi

Tuesday, Mar 03, 2009 8:00 PM EST
at TimesCenter Stage
in New York, NY

Meet one of the most influential figures in contemporary international design, Alberto Alessi. As the leader of the multi-generation Italian design firm Alessi, he has brought design to our everyday lives, from watches to tea kettles, created by the roster of impressive talents he has engaged to design for his company, including Ettore Sottass, Michael Graves, Achille Castiglione, Frank Gehry, Philippe Starck, Zaha Hadid and many others. Discover why Alessi products are part of more permanent museum collections than those of any other design company, including New York?s Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Interviewed by Pilar Viladas, Design editor of T, The New York Times Style Magazine.