Objects of desire
Pointless designer items
Two metals, one cup
The historic company is adding lifestyle products to its product portfolio, and I genuinely don’t know who they are for, but the price tag makes them desirable - to some, including me. It is available in stainless steel and sterling silver.
Got milk ?
Missoni milk pitcher. Few people under 40 care about tableware, let alone spend money beyond its utilitarian value. Yet Missoni Home is widely available and subjectively looks great.
Tea time
An antibacterial 925 “sterling silver tea bag that elevates the concept of recycling”.
I can’t hear you
Revealed at Salone del Mobile 2025, the jury is still out if this isculptural record player will satisfy hardcore audiophiles who are left with fewer and fewer non-Samsung owned options following Harman’s acquisition of Sound United (Bowers & Wilkins, CLASSE, Denon, HEOS, marantz, polk). But at least it looks pretty, right ?
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Zegna launched, also at Salone del Mobile, a capsule of Pelletessuta homeware accessories that included portable game sets, a record player, headphones, and more. The weren’t particularly popular at the time and could be found years
Lunchbox
It fits a pack of Lunchables and a pack of electrolyte powder - for the modern 20-something-year-old.