Details

Title

Tea and Coffee Towers

Artist/Maker

Zaha Hadid (British, born Iraq, 1950-2016), designer
Alessi, Italian, established 1921, manufacturer

Date

2003

Medium

Sterling silver

Dimensions

11 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 3 15/16 inches

Credit

Purchase with funds from the Friends of the Decorative Arts

Accession #

2010.304.1-5

On View

Currently not on view

This coffee and tea service reflects renowned architect and designer Zaha Hadid’s signature design in its fluid, revolutionary form. This set—a tray, sugar bowl, milk jug, teapot, and coffeepot—uses unexpected forms for these traditional objects. The coffeepot is the central, sleek tower and is nested underneath the teapot, a flat, rounded piece. The two smaller pieces hold milk and sugar. Hadid designed the service to be configured in two ways: one for functionality, and one for display.