Alessi — MP0210 1 | Sottsass beechwood salt mill

Three cylindrical volumes in beech wood rise from the table as silent yet lively presences. Yellow, black and white are distributed across the turned surface according to an apparently simple color logic that, in reality, conceals a precise visual grammar. Holding these mills means bringing to the table an everyday gesture — salting, peppering, seasoning — transformed into a small aesthetic ritual. Ettore Sottsass, one of the founding fathers of Italian radical design and the spirit of the Memphis movement, always treated the utilitarian object as a space for cultural reflection before considering its function. In this condiment set, his distinctive style is immediately recognizable: the archetypal form of the cylinder as a starting point, color as an autonomous language, and natural material as a counterpoint to his own irony. The piece is part of the Alessi 100 Values Collection, the project through which Alessi brought together some of the most significant visions from its design history, entrusting the work to the masters who defined an entire era of international design. At Stilmobili, we chose this set because it perfectly represents what we are looking for: objects that do not merely inhabit the table, but tell its story. It is the ideal gift for those who love exploratory design, for those who furnish a kitchen with the same care they use when choosing a painting, and for those who recognize in Sottsass's signature a value that goes beyond fashion. Project notes: salt, pepper and spice mills; material: beech wood; colors: yellow, black and white; height 23 cm, diameter 7 cm; net weight 550 g. Alessi 100 Values Collection, available in the spring/summer season.