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Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.
Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.

Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.

By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.

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Salt & Pepper Shakers Designed by Michael Graves for Alessi Memphis Era
Salt & Pepper Shakers Designed by Michael Graves for Alessi Memphis Era

Salt & Pepper Shakers Designed by Michael Graves for Alessi Memphis Era

By Alessi, Michael Graves (b.1934)

Located in San Diego, CA

Nice pair of salt & pepper shakers designed by Michael Graves for Alessi, circa 1988 made in Italy.

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Robert Wilhelm Of RAW Design Aero Handmade Wooden Saltshaker Pepper Mill Grinder
Robert Wilhelm Of RAW Design Aero Handmade Wooden Saltshaker Pepper Mill Grinder

Robert Wilhelm Of RAW Design Aero Handmade Wooden Saltshaker Pepper Mill Grinder

By Alessi, Rosenthal

Located in Miami, FL

Designer Mill Aero AE-13 in Olive Green, Orange, Black and White in Wood Saltshaker or Pepper Mill Grinder. Robert Wilhelm of Raw Design creates this Aero wooden saltshaker or pepper...

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2010s American Modern Serving Pieces

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Alessi Italian Glass and Stainless Sugar Salt Pepper Set
Alessi Italian Glass and Stainless Sugar Salt Pepper Set

Alessi Italian Glass and Stainless Sugar Salt Pepper Set

By Alessi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sleek salt, pepper sugar set made in Italy by Alessi. Add sleek Italian cafe style to any table.

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

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Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Salt & Pepper Mills
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Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Salt & Pepper Mills

By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Undeniably an Ettore Sottsass creation, Alessi’s beechwood MP0210 peppermill and MS0212 salt mill from 1989 are some of the best examples of the Memphis pioneer’s design. In good vin...

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Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Salt & Pepper Mills
Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Salt & Pepper Mills

Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Salt & Pepper Mills

By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Undeniably an Ettore Sottsass creation, this set of beechwood MP0210 pepper mill and ES18 salt mill are some of the best examples of the Memphis pioneer's design. This set is in the...

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1991 Pearwood Pepper Mill by Andrea Branzi for Alessi
1991 Pearwood Pepper Mill by Andrea Branzi for Alessi

1991 Pearwood Pepper Mill by Andrea Branzi for Alessi

By Alessi, Andrea Branzi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Designed by Andrea Branzi for Twergi (Alessi's line of wooden pieces) in 1991, this turned pearwood pepper grinder is one of the rarer and more collectible pieces from Alessi.

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serving Pieces

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Vintage Blue Salt Shaker & Pepper Grinder by Enzo Mari
Vintage Blue Salt Shaker & Pepper Grinder by Enzo Mari

Vintage Blue Salt Shaker & Pepper Grinder by Enzo Mari

By Alessi, Enzo Mari

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Originally designed by Enzo Mari (a prolific Italian industrial and furniture design master) for Danese Milano, this set of blue plastic pepper grinder and salt shaker were designed ...

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Alessi Pepper Mills
Alessi Pepper Mills

Alessi Pepper Mills

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H 4 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in

Alessi Pepper Mills

By Adelberto Pironi, Alessi, Marco Zannini

Located in New York, NY

Two sculptural pepper mills produced by Alessi in the early 1990's as part of the Twergi collection, a series commissioned by Alberto Alessi and designed by associates of Ettore Sott...

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Late 20th Century Italian Memphis Group Garniture

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