Richard Sapper, kettle 9091 with melodic whistle for Alessi, 1983. Foto: Archivio Alessi
The kettle is made from stainless steel with a brass whistle, acopper bottom and black polyamide handle. The whistle sound is made from notes E and B, you can listen to it when steam passes through. The design was inspired by the steamers and barges which travel along the River Rhine.