In 2010, Lella and Massimo Vignelli donated their professional archive to Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to establish the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. Included in their donation was a collection of Kyoto dinnerware designed for Casigliani, the iconic Italian design manufacturer and the last available stock known. The Vignelli’s requested that the dish ware be sold to support the Vignelli Center for Design Studies visiting designer series and to further the commitment to excellence in design education.
Shop One entered a partnership with Wright auction house in Chicago, Illinois on behalf of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies to offer a lot of new/old stock to help further the Vignelli's goal. The lot is comprised of 132 pieces total. Embossed manufacturer's mark to underside of each element ‘Design by Lella & Massimo Vignelli Casigliani 1979’. Sold with original packaging.
'The basic concept behind this stackable set of melamine dinnerware was to simplify the operation of collecting plates at the end of a meal. The deep plate can contain flatware and leftovers, thereby avoiding the usual, unpleasant operation of removing them before the plates are picked up. All you have to do is stack the plates one on top of the other, everything inside, to obtain a 'clean pile of dirty dishes'. - Lella and Massimo Vignelli