{"product_id":"jens-quistgaard-tall-ribbed-mushroom","title":"Jens Quistgaard \"Tall Ribbed Mushroom\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Dansk Designs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/dansk-designs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eA vintage 1960’s Model 892 pepper mill made in the most gloriously grained teak, designed by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jens Quistgaard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/jens-quistgaard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJens Quistgaard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/dansk-designs\" title=\"Dansk Designs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDansk Designs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuistgaardpepper.com name this mill the \"Tall Ribbed Mushroom”, and we can see why. However, before their brilliant internet archive was created we always viewed this design as a lighthouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mill’s cylindical body is a solid gently tapering tower thats banded by three sets of rings. These three rings create three more sections that are equally sized and spaced. To us these six bands are reminiscent of the red and white stripes seen on lighthouses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mill's ellipsoid cap that overhangs the stem is also \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eevocative\u003c\/span\u003e of a lantern room, with deck and domed roof. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike most of the mills in Jens Quistgaard's eminently collectable series of around 60 designs, this model holds salt in the top whilst the lower half grinds pepper. Salt is loaded by removing the button stopper atop the head of the mill, whilst pepper is loaded via the sliding door on the underside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe object functions fantastically but it is also a superbly sculptural piece. Making sure his designs married art \u0026amp; utility was crucial for Quistgaard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Practical use and beauty of design must go hand in hand […] The finished product must display harmony but its usefulness must not be affected just for the sake of making it pretty. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuistgaard speaking in \u003ca title=\"Stig Guldberg's 2010 documentary on Quistgaard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2022555\/\"\u003eStig Guldberg's 2010 documentary, The Designer Jens Quistgaard: A Saucepan for My Wife.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dansk Designs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56960055935363,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/9331\/1702\/files\/jens-quistgaard-dansk-designs-model-892-teak-pepper-mill.jpg?v=1764614123","url":"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/products\/jens-quistgaard-tall-ribbed-mushroom","provider":"Art \u0026 Utility","version":"1.0","type":"link"}