Alessi, Alberto. The Dream Factory. Alessi Since 1921. Könemann, China, 1998

Many objects are simply part of everyday life; in the neutral, reassuring setting of home we make use of the, almost without noticing. But then there are objects which somehow make commonplace gestures more pleasing, more straightforward, more “personal”. In this book Alberto Alessi guides us through the people, events, designs and products of this famous factory of “Bel design”. Along the way we discover that every presence is a great (but diminutive) adventure in creativity and technology.