When Italian “design factory” Alessi introduced the Michael Graves ‘Bird Kettle’ in 1985 they never imagined it would go on to become the greatest selling single item in their history. The stainless steel beauty with the red bird whistle graces stove tops around the world and for its many aficionados’, hearing the bird’s song makes getting up in the morning just a little bit easier. BRANDMADE.TV filmed how the iconic Bird Kettle is made at the Alessi ‘factory’ in Omegna, Italy, just north of Milan.