STS02 "Alphonse" electronic musical timer
electronic kitchen timer

George Sowden was born in Leeds, England, in 1942. From 1960 to 1968, he studied architecture at Gloucester College of Art. After graduating, he moved to Milan in 1970, where he worked as a design consultant for Olivetti and met Ettore Sottsass.
In 1980, he founded the studio SowdenDesign together with the designer Nathalie du Pasquier, his future wife; the studio is still active today. A year later, in 1981, Sowden was one of the founding members of the group Memphis.
In the 1990s, he increasingly specialized in the design of electronic devices. George Sowden continues to live and work in Milan and is considered one of the defining figures of postmodern design.

The timer came in three colors, and a special melody called "Musica" was composed for each color. The composer was Steve Piccolo, and the yellow Alphonse timer was composed with the melody "Luback 27".

I don't know why the timer was named Alphonse.

The top button/knob has a visible, very narrow hairline crack; this happens repeatedly with this timer.

Design Sowden Design
ALESSI 1997
ABS plastic yellow/giallo
12.9 x 8.3 cm, 10 cm high

The electronic timer is adjustable from 1 second up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds.

With original box, works, the music plays

Batteries are not included. This item is subject to differential taxation according to § 25a of the German VAT Act.