Kepler Salt Cellar
Kepler Salt Cellar
The Kepler is the salt cellar that Plato would have wanted. This versatile piece serves as a dependable workhorse for your countertop mise en place and transforms into a stunning centerpiece for any refined table setting. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the Kepler is durable enough to withstand heavy use.
The interior of the Kepler is a cuboctahedron. This shape, known since at least Plato's time and named by Kepler, has fascinated thinkers from Archimedes to Buckminster Fuller. As its name implies, it's somewhere between a cube and an octahedron, taking six and eight of its 14 sides from each of those respectively. It's rounder than either of those shapes though, making it a much better vessel for salt, olives, or weed.
Kepler is made by hand in The Hudson Valley using digital techniques, machine tools, hand tools and a great deal of attention to detail. The surface is buffed to a buttery satin using 100% natural and food safe finish.
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So many high-design kitchen items look better than they work. That is not the case here. This is the best salt cellar I've owned. It holds a ton of salt, it's super stable on the countertop, and the opening is wide enough for a grownup's hand. The result is that I can jam my hand in there without being careful and grab a large pinch of salt. I love this thing, and if I ever manage to break it, I will buy another.
Beautifully designed and constructed, with the perfect weight to not easily top over spilling salt all over the place but no so heavy as other salt cellars I've had that you can't easily move them about the kitchen. We love this piece which is now an essential and useful -on a daily basis- bit of furniture in our kitchen!
This is a beautiful object! The cellar’s wood feels good in your hands, like it was fashioned for its proper and lasting purpose. And it looks exactly right on the table.
beautiful salt cellar. wonderful shape, easy to pickup or move, really well designed and made. it looks lovely on my counter when i cook and i bring it to the table for dinners so everyone can sprinkle fancy salt crystals on their food.
also a perfect gift!
Great combination of design and utility. Stylish but unassuming, with excellent quality wood. Would make a great holiday gift.