When was the last time you found yourself doing a double take on a kitchen fixture? If you're like me and happen to pass the Alessi store on the way to work every day, then the answer is somewhere between once a day and more often than is probably healthy. The imaginative Italian design company has been collaborating with designers such as Philippe Starck, Hani Rashid, Frank Gehry, and Alessandro Mendini since 1930 to create the whimsical and equally functional home fixtures and furnishings that are are so instantly recognizable as Alessi. After all, why shouldn't a cotton swab holder have personality? See my wishlist (I mean, our slideshow) and find out what I mean!
