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Saturday, 21 April 2012

How do you squeeze your lemons? .(scribbled at 12:55 )

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It's now approaching 4 years since I first developed a crush on Philippe Starck so perhaps it’s time to give him a mention on Vermeer’s Victoria Sponge. I’m under the impression that if I write a little about well-designed lemon squeezers it might, just might give him the inclination to realise his undying love for me, and thus propose before I find another designer to get obsessed about.

So yes, happy Saturday morning all! Here are my picks of my favourite squeezers...

Alessi; Designed by Rolan Kreiter; £35


LEKUE; £5.25 ©Selfridges

Alessi; Designed by Eero Aarnio;£24


Joseph Joseph; £8.50

Evidently from this selection it would appear that Alessi are running the niche market of citrus juicers, but the Lekue squeezer is rather innovative. Being silicone based means that you’ve no need to worry about rust, and it’s incredibly soft to handle and utilise (as I type this I’ve got sudden recollections of a childhood using those fiddly glass ones, wherethere was always an inevitability ofcrushing one’s palm against the glass peak if you got a little too lemon-squeezing-happy).

I’ve also heard on the grapevine that professional chefs opt for that Joseph Joseph one featured there, as you can easily dictate how much lemon juice you want. Handy, non?

And OBVIOUSLY the Juicy Salif is going to feature (duh!). Although, it persistently annoys me that after 4 years of lusting for this, I still haven’t had the inclination to wander over to Selfridges and treat myself to £47 worth of cast aluminium?

On a less sad note: JUST 3 DAYS TO GO UNTIL DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2012 IS ANNOUNCED. Boom!

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Labels: ART DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, Citrus Juicer Blog, Design Museum, Designer Lemon Squeezers, Designs of the Year 2012, Juicy Salif, Philippe Starck

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