10.26.09 | Of course you will recall George Frideric Handel, the German who was composing in England in the Italianate manner. Hence, The Messiah. This may make it easier for you to remember another multi-cultural icon, Richard Sapper, the German industrial designer, working in Italy in the . . . well, the American manner, creating such successful objects as the Knoll Sapper chair, the ThinkPad laptop for IBM, the Tizio Lamp for Artemide and the Melodic Teakettle for Alessi. O.K., the last two are very Italian, but have been well received in the American market.

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