programma 8

i'm a sucker for compartmentalization. these new serving dishes (available at unica online) are so cool. they're way too expensive for me, but i'm now on the hunt for an affordable version. maybe someone out there has suggestions? i love the idea, but not the price. unica describes the pieces like this:

"the seventies: franco sargiani and eija helander designed "programma 8" for alessi. this systematic and comprehensive project of small modular and stackable household items was based on the very same methodological premise of the "international-style" architecture of the period: the theory of open-system meta-design ideal for the free composition of unlimited living and formal models." i don't know about all that, but i know i like the way it looks. now to find a version i can afford...