If you are a coffee drinker you might have enjoyed  a cup of coffee from a "Bialetti" coffee maker. Bialetti is the original figure and popularized this way of making coffee: using steam pressure generated from boiling water in a lower chamber to force water through ground coffee in a filter, producing coffee in the upper chamber. You recognize them by their octagonal shape and the "Bialetti figure" etched in black.

The German designer Richard Sapper was tasked to create a coffee maker for Alessi. "I wanted to give this machinery the features that others do not have." With these words, Richard Sapper described the idea from which he started. 9090 is original not only for its special shape but also for some functional innovations. The enlarged base that allows maximizing heat, the anti-drip spout, and the lever lock that allows one to open the coffee pot one-handed. This extremely well thought out evolution is the reason why I chose to feature Richard Sapper's design over the classic Bialetti.

I chose a special version of the iconic 9090 coffee maker that pays tribute to Richard Sapper by featuring a red perforated handle that was designed by him, but never been produced before. The perforation increases heat dispersion. The colour red was used by Richard Sapper to emphasise the mobile and intersecting elements of his designs.