Alessi unveil autumn range

Alessi has unveiled its autumn product range, which launches next month. The collection incorporates, among other products, a coffee travel set by Richard Sapper, an incense burner designed by Kristiina Lassus, called Uma, a Ron Arad vase named Babyboop, and Tronco, a vase by Mario Botta. Tronco (pictured) is nearly 30cms high and represents a tree trunk with its shoots. Designed to hold large bunches of flowers in its main section and a single bloom in the side, it is made from stainless steel.