Alberto Alessi

Alessi SpA, Crusinallo (NO), Italy

Born in Arona (Novara) in 1946, Alberto Alessi is President of Alessi Spa and head of Marketing Strategy, Communication and Design Management. 


The eldest son of Carlo Alessi, he belongs to the third generation of the Alessi family, and officially joined the company in 1970, the day after he graduated in Law. He initially was in charge of the commercial area, the development of new products and the communication. 


Since 1970 Alberto has started collaborating with architects and designers from all over the world further enhancing the company’s reputation of working with key names in the field of international design.


Alberto Alessi has written several books, including “La Cintura di Orione” (Longanesi, Milano 1987) “Not in Production next to Production”, (Alessi Spa, Crusinallo 1988) and “The Dream Factory”. Alessi since 1921(Rizzoli, Milano 2016).

In 2011 he curated the fourth edition at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, entitled “The Dream Factories: people, ideas and paradoxes of Italian design factories”.


During his career he has contributed articles for many international magazines and publications and he is visiting professor at several design colleges.


Alongside his role as head of design management on the banks of Lake Orta, Alberto Alessi is involved in the production of his own high-quality organic wines“La Signora Eugenia e il passero solitario”. For this activity in October 2016, he was appointed Chevalier du Tastevin by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.