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Shot Hip Flask / Alessi

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Alessi's Shot is a hip flask rethought as a sculptural object rather than a piece of pocket hardware. Designed by LPWK with Paolo Gerosa, it is formed in 18/10 mirror-polished stainless steel with a soft, almost liquid profile that sits comfortably in the hand and refers, in its shape, to what it holds. The name points to its purpose: a small, discreet measure rather than sustained drinking. Capacity is around 150ml, and a removable funnel is included to keep filling clean. There is no separate cup or added gadgetry. The flask is a single resolved form with a screw closure, and as solid steel it can be washed without special care. Its interest lies in proportion and finish rather than features.

Design intent

The body is shaped to the hand and to its own metaphor, a flowing form that signals what it carries, since a flask has little mechanism to express otherwise.
A funnel is supplied separately rather than built in, keeping the flask itself a clean single volume while still solving the practical problem of filling a narrow neck.

Trade-offs

At roughly 150ml it holds little. This is a flask for an occasional measure, not a day's supply, and it is honest about that.
The mirror polish marks and shows fingerprints readily; like most polished steel it looks its best wiped clean rather than carried hard.