Conca
Giulio Iacchetti did not only co-create this first instalment of Il Tornitore Matto with
Alberto Alessi, but also participated in the project as a designer, offering us the
reinterpretation of an ancient type of jug called a conca, common in central and southern
Italy. It is a capacious vessel used to contain and transport water. Equipped with two
handles, the conca was either balanced atop the head to carry it, or left at the entrance
of the home, allowing people to drink as soon as they arrived. Iacchetti maintained the
traditional shape of two opposed and stacked cones, and worked on the design of the
characteristic handles to create a single curved line that traces out the object’s entire
profile.
##SPECIFICATION##
Vase/container with handles. Turned copper sheet.
