'banana family' by stefano giovannoni for alessi at macef 09

‘banana family’ – ‘orientales’ series by stefano giovannoni, for alessi image © designboom

‘banana family’ designed by stefano giovannoni marks the start of the third chapter in the ‘orientales’ series for alessi. launched at macef 09 is a new series of fun loving friends: ‘captain banana’ a friendly monkey shaped corkscrew with an amusing and colorful parrot on his head; ‘don banana’, the head of the tribe ‘boss jar’; ‘banana babies’ a group of place marker monkeys and lastly ‘chin banana’ a toothpick holder with a beguiling smile. giovannoni designed all characters in collaboration with the taiwan national palace museum.

see designboom’s other stories on the ‘orientales’ series by stefano giovannoni for alessi here and here.

‘banana ring’ – ‘orientales’ series by stefano giovannoni, for alessi image © designboom

‘banana ring’ – ‘orientales’ series by stefano giovannoni, for alessi image preview courtesy quadrifoglio comunicazione

‘banana family’ – ‘orientales’ series by stefano giovannoni, for alessi image © designboom

‘chin banana’ image preview courtesy quadrifoglio comunicazione

‘banana babies’ image preview courtesy quadrifoglio comunicazione