Juicy Salif Studio n.3 Bronze / Limited Numbered Edition of 999 Copies / Alessi 100 Values Collection

Juicy Salif Studio N.3 Bronze / Limited Numbered Edition of 999 Copies / Alessi 100 Values Collection

Sculpture

Philippe Starck for Alessi 1990 / Limited Numbered Edition of 999 Copies and 3 Artists Proofs 2021 (North American release 2022)

Cast Bronze

[11.5" H x 5" Diameter at Base]

Philippe Starck's iconic juicer is presented here to the public in its original version. Realised in a limited edition of 999 copies, Juicy Salif Studio N.3 is a new version that reproduces one of the first prototypes made, whose firm sculptural form, which has always been the appeal of this enigmatic object, is enhanced by the use of bronze material.

“Juicy Salif is not only about squeezing lemons, it’s about what we see in it, the way this micro-sculpture lets our imagination run wild. When someone asks, ‘What is this?’ a conversation begins, and this is the scenario that drives me while designing such a bizarre object.” Ph.S

It is specifically on the creative/imaginary borderline between what is possible and what isn’t that we can place Juicy Salif Study n.3: a fascinating and unpublished research sample of the iconic juicer designed by Philippe Starck, in which the sculpturality of the object complements its function, expressing itself in full.

“Juicy Salif Study n.3” reproduces one of the first prototypes realised on the basis of Philippe Starck’s sketches on a paper tablemat of a pizzeria: these early designs produced during a trip to Italy thus gave life to what is defined as “the most controversial juicer of the 20th century”.

A citrus squeezer as revolutionary as it is surprisingly functional designed in simplistic form by Philippe Starck on a pizzeria napkin during a seaside holiday in Italy.

"My juicer is not meant to squeeze lemons; it is meant to start conversations" -- Philippe Starck

Alessi 100th Year Anniversary [1921-2021] / Alessi 100 Values Collection