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"Pito" Teakettle

Designed 1988; manufactured from 1992
Designed by Frank O. Gehry (American (born Canada), 1929) Made by Alessi S.p.A., Crusinallo, Italy (1921–present)
Along with other designers and architects, Gehry was invited by Alberto Alessi to design a teakettle for Alessi's family-owned metalwares firm near Milan. This helmet-shaped kettle resembles one version of the Lewis guesthouse, and the mahogany handle and stopper reference the many fish forms that appear throughout the design process.

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