It has such an inviting name, for starters. Handle Me is a
new range of cookware designed as a collaboration between
three up coming young Scandinavians Christoffer Angell, Øyvind Wyller
and Simen Aarseth.
Launched this week at the Maison Objet design fair in
Paris, the designers say they were inspired to make the range
by the ancient roots of the product category. "Cookware has
been an essential tool of basic human survival since before
the beginning of civilization, like the wheel and stone
axe," says Angell. "Cast iron is a very durable material,
and as designers there was something intrinsically
romantic about the idea of making near-immortal products.
In a society overloaded with fast-food products we believe
that basic cast iron cookware is more relevant than
ever."
What could reconnect us with 'proper' cooking better than a
proper casserole dish? Complete with dowel handle, this
is a tool for creating some really hot stuff in the
kitchen.
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