Whistling tea kettles have been letting off steam for at least a hundred years, and for Donald Strum, that's music to his ears. "It's primal," he told CBS News' Susan Spencer, "to be able to put ...

Alessi, the iconic, 97-year-old Italian company known for turning mundane home products into works of art, makes pieces that’d be very good Mother’s Day gifts. (Or hostess gifts.) Luckily, a ton of it ...

Plus, it’s reasonably priced compared with other luxury brands. It’s been years since I’ve heard it, but the sound of my grandmother’s jarringly screechy tea kettle still echoes in my brain. Despite ...

The last project Michael Graves completed for Alessi references one of his earliest creations for the company: The 9093 kettle, better known as the Bird Teakettle. To mark the thirtieth anniversary of ...

Which tea kettle is best? A hot cup of tea is welcome any time of day, but the best way to make it is with a proper tea kettle. Though relatively simple, there is a range of options available, from ...

My primary argument against electric kettles: this incredibly handsome, vintage-inspired enamel kettle made exclusively for Crate and Barrel and purchased by me within minutes of coming across it. For ...

At a time when you can buy Michael Graves tea kettles at Target and Philippe Starck colanders on Amazon, it’s easy to forget that high design only recently entered the everyday kitchen. Much of the ...

MILAN — Is a tea kettle a work of art? Alberto Alessi, grandson of Alessi founder Giovanni, certainly thinks so. Alessi’s president said the success of the company over the past six decades has been ...

On Nov. 11 only, Alessi will mark down all items in its stores 20 percent (a Michael Graves tea kettle, regularly $175, is $140); 130 Greene Street (Prince Street), (212) 941-7300, and 30 East 60th ...