Get the best of Domus straight to your inbox!

Marcel Wanders: Dressed

Alessi exhibits at Maison&Objet Dressed and Dressed in wood, two projects by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders dedicated to breakfast time.

Alessi presentes in Parsi Dressed and Dressed in wood, two projects by Marcel Wanders with a single common denominator: a complete range of products primarily for serving breakfast.

Dressed is comprised of a breakfast plate, a creamer, a sugar bowl with spoon, a butter dish, a three-section jam tray, an egg cup and spoon with opener, a latte macchiato spoon, a butter knife, a series of kitchen boxes and a biscuit box.

As with the table set launched in 2011, this range of accessories also comes in white porcelain and stainless steel, with the exception of the eggcup, which also comes in a thermoplastic resin version.

Meanwhile, the elements that make up the Dressed in wood collection are made from beech wood: a breakfast board, a serving board, two trays, a cheese board, a cake stand, a lid and a centrepiece. For the production of the Dressed in wood collection the company put its trust in the skills of the craftsmen of the nearby Valle Strona, highlighting the ancient local wood processing tradition.

The relief decoration, a recurring theme throughout the Dressed collection, is obtained using lasers and then finished by hand. The knots and veins of the wood make each piece slightly different from the next.