This week, I thought I would suggest something that is a dog leg away from actual building or construction but, perhaps a finishing touch to add to your home. I love the designs from A di Alessi line, infact i own the egg timer from Di Alessi (bottom of Page), ok its not salt and pepper but its similar in shape and size :) and made by them!
1) Tulip Mills
The gorgeous Tulip Mills exclusively made by William Bounds
are a beautiful addition to any kitchen or table. Available in a wide array of colors and patterns these gorgeous mills can reflect your unique taste.
2) Forest Gump - Salt and pepper set with toothpicks
Forest Gump is a small table scene painting, which originated from Stefano Giovannoni's creativity, where two small trees (salt and pepper castors)and a wild boar (toothpick holder) are together on a tray depicting a glade. ""Each object is made by assembling different parts made from thermoplastic material. The trunk works as a cap, using a "bayonet closure" which closes the refilling hole. Each element is held on the tray by magnets which ensure their stability while the tray is being carried from the kitchen to the table. The flat bottom ensures stability whenever the tray is laid on a flat surface. ""The rim of the tray, which contains a ferrous laminate, is raised from the bottom to make gripping easier. As in the previous collection, colours, distinctness and care in the execution depend on the complete manual decoration and on the separate construction of every single object in this set.
3) Paradise birds -Salt and pepper set
"We are all familiar with "The Chin Family", the famous and successful series of small, familiar personages, in which each performs a household function. Egg-cup, pepper mill, magnets, bookmarker, caps...The fruitful cooperation between Alessi and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan continues under the direction of Stefano Giovannoni, once again highlighting the concept of combining aspects of Western culture and Chinese history. OrienTales is the latest episode in this demanding and stimulating cooperative project. Colours, bizarre but functional shapes, popular images. In this series of products, the "magic" of Giovannoni's design seems to evoke memories of 18th century ceramic trinkets, while it also invites a spontaneous and contemporary interpretation. Hand-decorated plastic and fine bone china are the materials used for salt and pepper sets, milk jugs and sugar bowls with engaging zoomorphic shapes. Little salt and pepper birds hang on the branches of a blossoming tree and create imaginative movements. A sea populated by lively finned fishes which likewise create a dynamic effect. Friendly monkeys race in narrow banana-shaped canoes. The new OrienTales products are like a fairy tale that is brought to life with new shades. The tribute to oriental tradition is completed by the "Lily Pond" sushi set consisting of melamine plates and chopsticks, a small plate for soy sauce and the useful chopsticks holder in ceramic. Products in the OrienTales family are sold in gift packaging."
4) tep'n Pep
Step'n pep is a duet salt and pepper very playful to put fun on the table!
5) Shaped Salt and Pepper Set from Define
You want one of these. We know this, because we all want one too. In fact, everybody to we’ve shown this sublime Salt & Pepper Shaker Set wants one. If ever a design was deemed ‘flawless’, this Curved Salt and Pepper Shaker Pot Set, in our eyes, is it.
The Polished Salt Pot & Brushed Stainless Steel Shaker are nestled in a dark wooden Sheesham base - a pleasurable combination, from Define Home Accessories.www.mylivingspace.co.uk
6) Menu Salt and Pepper Tumblers
A beautiful and hygienic alternative to open salt and pepper pots, the designer Salt & Pepper Tumblers from Menu will complete your designer table setting.
Positioned at every guest's place mat, or in the middle of the table, you can guarantee that these dinky salt and pepper condiment shakers from Menu will cause a stir.
Thanks to the extra ballast in the bottom, the Menu salt and pepper tumblers cannot tip over. Instead, they rock cheerfully back and forth.http://www.mylivingspace.co.uk/
7)Menu Panton Egg Cups – Coloured
A set of 4 coloured egg cups designed by Pernille Vea for Menu, with a surface graphic design by Verner Panton.
These Verner Panton Egg Cups come in 4 different colours, and each come with a matching silicone lid that keeps your egg warmer for longer.http://www.mylivingspace.co.uk/
8) Hug Salt and Pepper Shakers
Beautifully styled ceramic salt and pepper shakers in black and white. These shakers are carefully designed to fit neatly together in the form of two figures sharing a hug.
Simply separate the two figures to add salt or pepper to your meal.http://www.shinyshack.com
9) Belle Mills
Available in a wide array of colors and patterns the exclusive Belle Mills by William Bounds feature a modern design and look that is perfect for today’s cooks and the modern kitchen!
www.dotmaison.com
10)Grosgrain Salt and Pepper Shakers
Get compliments for the perfect complement to your tableware for these Grosgrain salt and pepper shakers, featuring raised dotted lines on the edge. Sturdy silver and an elegant round shape make these salt and pepper shakers a graceful addition to your table.
www.dotmaison.com
This is NOT salt and pepper :)
But I would like to add this because i just love it :)
Mr. Chin - Kitchen timer
For the A di Alessi line, Stefanno Giovannoni and his long time collaborator Rumiko Takeda sign the irresistible Chin Family with stylized oriental characters each of which represent a specific household function. The result is a fresh, joyful and refined set of objects I'd certainly like to have in my family. "Mr. Chin" is a new chapter in the ludic design language that characterises Stefano's work: instead of the usual method of casting a single piece of plastic from a single injection, the character-objects are made with separate moulds (head, hat, body, foot, pompom) which are then assembled like wooden soldiers or porcelain dolls, thereby giving greater articulation to the typical wit and refinement of Giovannoni's decorations of the clothes, which are hand-painted.
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