Comments on: Piu tableware by Patrick Frey

By: Luxury Larry

Luxury Larry — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:32:43 +0000

The thermos jugs reminds too much on the Stelton.

By: jek

jek — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:48:46 +0000

hmm, thanks Xit – ok, similar yes but only in the handle, and as the handle’s angle is slightly different I wouldn’t ever have spotted it had it not been pointed out to me. The thickness also seems different, more flat on the PIU collection… heck, why am I writing so much on this, whaddo I know…? : )

By: mama

mama — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:09:42 +0000

I agree with Ola. http://www.magnussen-design.dk/

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:57:50 +0000

You always have to see/feel the real product, but it looks like a nice family, with the thermos as my favourite. We do not know yet if this has the power to become a classic. Regarding Stelton, they are by no means perfect. Don´t remind me of the poor plastic material that is eternally coloured by coffee after using them once.

@Ambroise
If you mean the “Posa” cup from the mentioned website, i´d say it´s rather paranoid to say this is exactly the same design – there´s not even a hint of the cone shape there which defines the “Piu” tableware above. I remember an older series by Authentics that was a bit similar, though, also with some reminiscences to Wagenfeld.

By: Xit

Xit — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:40:48 +0000

^I think Ambroise’s beef lies in the kitchenware section of the site under the Richell project (image2).

Yes the handle is very similar but IMO doesn’t create the thread for the collection as with PIU, which uses the same handle for all articles.