Vorratsdose Sottsass | Rot-Pink-Gelb candle stack or salads becomes a pleasure

or salads becomes a pleasure

the photos were treated like geometric shapes—such as in this poster or the "Pattern Catalog" of the Bauhaus

Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design transformed the face of modern life

ballpoint pen – stood out at its market launch in 1966 due to its functional aesthetics: a fountain pen made of matte plastic combined with a spring-mounted stainless steel clip instead of golden flourishes

Finnish interior architect and furniture designer Eero Aarnio significantly influenced the design of the 1960s

Vorratsdose Sottsass | Rot-Pink-Gelb candle stack or salads becomes a pleasureLoud, colorful, and cheerful are the small table sculptures by the master of Italian design, Ettore Sottsass. Cylinders, discs, spheres stacked in contrasting colors, they become solid pepper mills. Essentially, they are just basic shapes with familiar mechanics. But the arrangement and coloring invite interaction: 'Play with Me' seems to be their message. Unusual and thought provoking in the 1980s, they are now classics once again.