Salt, pepper & spice grinder designed by the late Ettore Sottsass for Alessi. Part of the Alessi 100 Values Collection which was introduced to mark the 100th Birthday of the Alessi brand. Made from lacquered beech wood with a stainless steel grinding mechanism. Choice of different coarseness settings. Fabulous combinations of colours typical of Sottsass's style. Size: H23 x Dia.7cm. Apart from metalworking, woodworking is the other ancient and traditional production method in the area where Alessi has its roots: the Strona valley in northern Piedmont, Italy. To celebrate its 100th Birthday Alessi have introduced the Alessi 100 Values Collection and have reissued a number of classic lines. Between the 1980s and 1990s, Ettore Sottsass, together with the young designers in his studio, was the main designer of the Twergi line in wood. This pepper mill is a classical form in turned wood, and it's perhaps the best Alessi design to use this material - a celebration of industrial craftsmanship at its best.