Alessi Mediterraneo Paper Towel Holder Lotus Design: Philippe Starck 1998

Design: Philippe Starck 1998

Designer by Makiko Yoshida

It is a room without windows in which you can do nothing but ponder the wind that is undoing all sublunary things outside

The post-consumer recycling materials used at Vitra come from the ‘Yellow Bag’ (Gelber Sack) collection system in Germany

Alessi Mediterraneo Paper Towel Holder Lotus Design: Philippe Starck 1998The extraordinary success of the "Mediterraneo fruit holder" by Emma Silvestris in 2006 prompted Alessi to explore the potential for expanding this icon to new types of products: kitchen roll holder, paper napkin holder, tablecloth clip, napkin ring and tealight holder. Design: Emma Silvestris, 2007 Approximate size: 13"