Monday 6 September 2010

Balloon Shakers

Masayuki Kurokawa (1937) is an award winning architect and product designer,
whose work has won numerous honors worldwide. Traditionally, salt and pepper
shakers have one hole for pepper and three holes for salt and the container
is usually opaque so the contents inside can not be seen. Mr. Kurokawas
concept behind the Balloon Shakers was so you can see what's inside the
shaker as it can be used for not only salt and pepper, but all kinds of
seasonings. Hand-blown by Shotoku Glass Co., who originally created
lightbulbs in Japan, therefore creating a very thin (yet durable) glass
balloon. Sold in Set of 2 ($80). www.merchant4.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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