Alessi Twergi ES16 jar, 75 cl, red

Alessi’s ES16 kitchen jar from the Twergi collection is an extraordinarily expressive storage jar created by the legendary Italian designer Ettore Sottsass. Shaped like a small totem, the beechwood lid ensures an airtight seal for flour, sugar, pasta or anything you like to store in a glass jar.

First launched in 1989, Alessi’s Twergi collection consists of wooden objects inspired by the ancient tradition of woodturning. In Italy’s woodwork-famous Strona Valley, the word “twergi” is local dialect for “elf”. Elves were believed to be both mischief-makers and teachers, for example, in the craft of woodworking. Each item in the Twergi collection is made in Italy, with some parts crafted by hand on a lathe.