Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Juneau Pepper Mill

Juneau Pepper Mill

Designer: Karim Rashid, Canadian, born Egypt, 1960
Manufacturer: Nambé Studio
Medium: Stainless steel
Place Manufactured: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Dates: 1996
Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 2 x 2 in. (27.3 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Markings: Impressed inside bottom on metal disk: "STAINLESS / STEEL" Incised inside bottom on rectangular plate: "Nambe Studio / 6143"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 1999.27.1
Credit Line: Gift of Nambé Studio
Image: Overall, 1999.27.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Highly polished stainless steel "Juneau" pepper mill; subtle hourglass shape that tapers gradually, reaching narrowest point about 1/3 of the way down from top. Top section is moveable and operates the grinder, with a cylindrical finial in the center of the top. CONDITION: Scratches on top of finial, very minor scratches from use overall.