A must-see if you have the chance to visit Beijing during the exhibition period!

Following "Tea&Coffee Piazza" in 1983 and "Tea&Coffee Towers" in 2003, Alessi unveils "(Un) Forbidden City," a new meta-project that explores new possibilities in design by combining architectural and industrial design elements.

Under the design direction of Gary Chang, one of the architects who participated in "Tea&Coffee Towers" in 2003, seven Chinese architects, making their industrial design debut, will each design a "tray"—a quintessential item in Alessi's product range—interpreting it in their own way.

The eight works presented in this project, including Gary Chang's, are scheduled to begin production early next year and will be added to the Officina Alessi collection in 2012.

(Un)Forbidden City Alessi Exhibition - Beijing Design Week 2011
Period: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 – Monday, October 31, 2011
Hours: 10:00 – 18:00
Venue: Aether Space Gallery, Sanlitun Village
N2-43, 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Participating Architects: Gary Chang, Chang Yung Ho, Liu Jia Kun, Ma Yan Song, Urbanus, Wang Shu, Zhang Ke and Zhang Lei