70s: Franco Sargiani and Eija Helander Alessi draw for the "Program 8", a comprehensive and full of small household objects and modular units based on the same methodology employed by the International style of architecture of that period: the theory of metaprogettazione to open system, adapted to the composition of infinite free housing types and formal. Defined by Alessandro Mendini "the most advanced system ever built home at the international level" (home Landscape, 1979) this project, a radical revision of the instruments for service in the kitchen table and geared for maximum convenience and flexibility of use that all 'era of his presentation was much buzz in the small world of the Arts de la table, is now resumed and completed by adding features from the cook and serve the store.

The primary and fundamental unit remains the stainless steel tray around which grow in ceramic containers, dosing for oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, cutlery from the service, wooden chopping board. A distance of three decades, and after so much work we have developed on the research front and expressive of the strong visual identity of objects, it seems interesting to repeat the scene of this beautiful utopia design standards and deactivation of archetypal forms of household, research a different balance between Bello and Profit.

 

Defined by Alessandro Mendini as " the most advanced collection of household goods in the world" (" Paesaggio casalingo", 1979), " Programma 8", which as we know is a radical revision of table and kitchen service products with the emphasis on maximum practicality and flexibility of use, was revisited and completed in 2005, adding the preserving function to those of cooking and serving.Around the original and key product created in 1975, the stainless steel tray, others such as ceramic containers, oil and vinegar cruets, salt and pepper, castors, serving cutlery and a wooden cutting board have been developed. The project is now being completed with the missing sizes of  trays (with the addition of grates ) and chopping boards, with new covers for the square chopping board and ceramic containers, with the small glass container, porcelain soup bowl and melamine placemat. The basic table set is thus complete.