"My thought process generally starts from a problem, starts from something that I feel is not there." This grater was born out of a personal need for Richard Sapper. Creator of some of Alessi's most innovative objects, he was in charge of grating cheese in his family, but having large hands, he always found it difficult to use the small graters on the market. "For me, form is the consequence of an inner life that the object must have." So he designed Todo, which will fill large consumers of grated cheese with satisfaction.
Richard Sapper
Born in Munich in 1932, he moved to Milan in the 1950s, where he worked with Gio Ponti. He then entered into a happy professional partnership with Marco Zanuso, which lasted until 1975. He taught at renowned Italian and foreign universities. He was honoured eleven times with the Compasso d'Oro and also received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His style combines technical innovation, essential forms and attention to detail. His projects are exhibited in the most important international museums. The objects produced for Alessi include the 9090 espresso machine, which was awarded the company's first Compasso d'Oro, and the melodic whistling kettle 9091. He passed away in 2015.
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