Iittala - Decanter

 

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Pure Pleasure

The decanter was created by Antonio Citterio and Toan Nguyen for the Finnish design manufacturer Iittala in 2004.

A decanter has two functions: It should allow the wine to breathe, in order to release the flavours and bouquet that have been locked inside the wine; and it should let light ignite the ruby-red brilliance of a vintage wine. The Decanter fulfils both of them.

Citterio and Nguyen have created a mouth-blown decanter with every element reduced to its purest, most essential functional purpose. With lines this pure and well balanced, the decanter stands perfectly together with our various wineglasses – especially with the wine glasses of the Iittala Essence Series.

Design: Antonio Citterio

Antonio Citterio was born in Meda, Italy, in 1950. He took over a lot of design jobs, for companies like B&B Italia, Kartell and Vitra, that caused sensations. Designer Antonio Citterio