Richard Sapper The work of Richard Sapper, internationally renowned designer who has made Italy his home, is characterized by pragmatism. One of the few designers never to have attended a school of design or architecture, Sapper does not like to describe his own work and is convinced that the project has to speak for itself. This approach sets him apart from many other designers and perhaps forms the basis for his interest in technically complex, mass-produced products. Richard Sapper has very broad experience and a significant impact in extremely technical sectors, such as automobiles, radios, televisions, and computers-pure industrial design. In these projects, Sapper transforms his creative research into functional and aesthetic technological solutions. In spite of his prevalently technical bent, Sapper has created various design products for the home which have become classics-almost cult objects-not merely for their functional qualities but also for their formal aspect and expressive capacity. Examples include the lamp, Tizio, designed for Artemide (1972), a great and enduring success, and the teakettle (1983) or espresso maker 9090 (1979) he created for Alessi. If Tizio represents the first table lamp with a halogen bulb and compact reflector, the teakettle-with its musical whistle and trigger-action cap-or the espresso maker-which can be opened with one hand-are equally innovative. Sapper's products are marked by his artful capacity to transmit a symbolic image. Show products from this designer