Underside of figure reads A DI ALESSI LPWK - M. Giacon 2009 Collection Hand-decorated. Figure is detailed to appear as a wizard. Piece is porcelain with red & white tones. Figure includes box. Figure measures approx 5.25 inches tall 2 inches wide. A DI ALESSI, a DI ALESSI figure, a DI ALESSI porcelain, a DI ALESSI The hug tree, porcelain the hug tree. Property of Soho New York estate. 6Massimo Giacon Born in Padua, Italy, in 1961, comic-strip artist and illustrator, a leading light in the renewal of Italian comic, he divides his time as a graphic artist, designer, musician and artist. (from allisa.com)Born in 1921, Alessi has gradually evolved becoming a leading exponent of the "Italian design factories", capable of mediating between the most interesting expressions of international creativity and the public, society and the market. Her mission is to translate these creative expressions into real objects capable of satisfying the dreams and imagination of the public. (from alessi.com)In 1990, Laura Polinoro became art director of the Centro Studi Alessi (CSA, Alessi Study Centre), a place for experimentation involving professionals from various disciplines and young designers. Over the next decade with the CSA, she conducted workshops and seminars based on metaprojects developed together with the company. Many of them led to collections containing objects destined to become icons of Italian and international design.In the early 2000s, she drew her experience at the CSA to a close, but maintained her association with the company, first as Laura Polinoro Workshop, which later became LPWK Design Studio. A new reality with which Laura continues her metaprojectual explorations and, for Alessi, continues to conduct workshops around the world contributing to the launch of many successful products. (from lpwk.it)