Gifts

Memory, made in Red Levanto marble, designed by Cristiforo Trapani Contemporary chefs love to construct their culinary creations to enhance their impact; it’s not difficult therefore, to imagine they also love to create the props. Cristoforo Trapani, chef of Magnolia, the stellar restaurant at the Hotel Byron in Forte dei Marmi, has translated his culinary creativity to design. These two worlds meshed instantly: at the table or on a sideboard, his tiered cake stand PRE, hosts sweet and savoury finger food to be offered to guests in a creative and unexpected way. The bread basket of the Apuan Alps, in white or black marble, is ready to cradle the great Italian bread making tradition; the artichoke brazier is his chef-d’œuvre, and the soup tureen, are all objects of a simple cuisine that is redolent of lemons, sea and sun. They are not limited to functionality, but gleam with the marble’s calcite. From stellar kitchens to the table. The Memory bowl...

Strawberry bowl decorated with simple lines. Together with the matching Pitcher 856 this makes up a Bernadotte strawberry set.

A Scandinavian Modern large scaled and beautifully crafted staved teak bowl having a subtly flaring round form. Designed and manufactured by Richard Nissen in Denmark, circa 1960s.

Danish modern staved teak bowl by Digsmed, circa 1960s. The bowl, which measures 12" in diameter and 4" high is in wonderful condition and is quite rare. T...

Ilse Crawford’s belief in adding value to small daily moments comes to life in these additions to her collection. Crawford broadens the horizons of everyday items in the Ilse collect...