Compressioni Wine Cooler - Steel

The Compressioni wine cooler features dynamic folded sheet metal construction that creates a pattern of warps and indentations across its surface. The sculpted folds interact with light to produce shifting visual depth, while the steel material provides the structural rigidity needed to hold its distinctive form. Designed by Paolo Ulian, the piece combines functional chilling capability with a tactile, geometric surface finish.

Paolo Ulian's 'Compressioni' wine cooler for Alessi uses sheet metal in a stunning, idiosyncratic design. Dynamic folds in the surface create the effect of dramatic warps and indentations, and patterns that play with light and depth. This practical statement piece reveals the almost magical potential of the steel material, and captures the Italian brand's iconic reinvention of the ordinary.