Conversational Objects Cutlery Set | 2022-2023

Designer: Virgil Abloh, ALASKA ALASKA™ London, United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Alessi S.p.A., Omegna, Italy

The Conversational Objects is a collection in which the designer applied his design approach to multiple culinary typologies, ranging from plates to cutlery, through an interest in the tradition of fine dining. The Conversational Objects cutlery collection is a set of mechanically inspired “table tools” to stimulate discussion and the forging of relationships during the ritual of the communal meal.

The set takes cutlery from the workshop to the table and unites the final product with a suggestion of the mechanical tools used in its production. The 16-piece set of four knives, forks, spoons and teaspoons is made of matt-finish stainless steel and comes with a matching matt-finish stainless steel cutlery stand that resembles a threaded bolt, capped with a nut. The customer has to put this stand together, to reinforce the idea of industrial assembly.

Cutlery set composed of four spoons, four forks, four knives, four small spoons in 18/10 stainless steel. Cutlery holder in 18/8 stainless steel.