Alessi is Closing for Good, Everything is on Sale

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Alessi, the renowned Italian kitchen and housewares company has just announced that the Alessi Chicago store located in the Tree Studios Building on State at Ohio is closing. The store is staging a mega blow out sale starting now through September 3, 2011, with discounts ranging from 40% to 75%. Alessi Chicago plans to offer discounted prices in-store throughout the month of August. The closeout sale includes discounts on some of the brand’s most recognized designs as well as overstocked products. The Super Star hors d’oeuvres bowl by Tom Kovac, originally $150, is now $75; the Fruitscape fruit holder by Stefano Giovannoni, originally $210, is now $105; and the Hupla espresso set designed by David Chipperfield as part of the Tea and Coffee Towers project, originally $112, is now $56. In addition, discounts will be available on the Colombina, Bettina and Programma 8 dinnerware collections. You better hurry over there - we're hearing the ladies who lunch are already talking about the sale, which means it's good.
· Alessi [Official Site]