Alessi Michael Graves Kettle 3909 Virgil Abloh Securities

LIMITED EDITION. SPECIAL ORDER, LIMITED AVAILABILITY. "Taking cues from Michael Graves’ original approach to the 9093 kettle by mixing and introducing various influences into the design process, the 3909 kettle references basketball and introduces an iconic silhouette with global resonance into the design outcome." The 3909 kettle, released as a numbered edition of 9.999 pieces, opens up a totally new narrative for an established piece of American design, playing with an exquisitely fresh and contemporary US reference and, in so doing, combines culture, sport and aesthetics.     The 3909 kettle mixes different cultural aspects: the phenomenon of basketball and its multicultural imagery, an integral part of Virgil Abloh's personal history, with the world of design and its codified references. The whistle is completely redesigned, taking the form of a basketball player who crushes with power to the basket, while the colors of the handle and the knob are lit with an