Why is a 1986 design for a kettle being released in 2010? That is what I asked myself when I started reading this core77 article. Ettore Sottsass first designed this kettle during the Memphis Period (an Italian design and architecture movement during the 1980's) for the housewares company Bodum. The reason why it has not been produced until now is because of a manufacturing problem due to the kettle's stainless steel spout. Bodum had finally found a factory that can produce the Ettore kettle design and has released the product at this year's Home and Housewares Show alongside their new line called e-Bodum. The Ettore kettle will be sold in Sottsass's original pastel colors as well as Bodum's large range of vibrant colors. Below is a core77 interview with Jørgen Bodum (co-owner of Bodum) in which he describes the Ettore kettle. Jørgen Bodum on the Ettore Kettle from Core77 on Vimeo.
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