Design by Massimo Morozzi, 2002.
By Alessi.

Pasta Set is, simply, an homage to pasta. Morozzi showed the project to Alessi in 1982. The shape of the object was attractive and yet mysterious. Alessi organized a survey: roughly half of those interviewed did not realize it was a saucepan for boiling water, and came up with all kinds of interpretations. Nevertheless, Alessi decided to manufacture it, and that was a sound decision. Pasta Set has become so popular that it has had a profound influence on the market, winning the Gold Medal in 1986 at the Ljubljana Bio 11, and spawning at least a hundred imitators the world over.