GUIDO VENTURINI (Alfonsine, Italy, 1957) for Alessi. "Fred Worm", ca.1990's. Thermo. Plastic. Measurements: 33 x 11 x 11 cm. Thermo of singular design, work of Guido Venturini, inspired by the ringed body of a worm. Guido Venturini, designer, architect and researcher in the field of industrial design, space conditioning and interior architecture. In 1985, he founded the Bolidist movement and the King-Kong Productions group together with his colleague Stefano Giovannoni. The group designed several products for Alessi, including the famous "Girotondo" collection and the famous "Gino Zucchino" powdered sugar. He has developed didactic activities at the Domus Academy and at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence.

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