Every time we entertain we're reminded how much we love a good trivet. Whether a simple felt circle or something fancier, trivets can often be the perfect blend of form and function - because who says a trivet can't be pretty while protecting your table from a hot dish?
From the ultra modern to classic cast iron, we think all of these have a place on the table. Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments section . . .
Best Trivets:
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Leaf Trivet - notNeutral
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Tabletalk Trivet - MOMA
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Augh! extensible trivet - Alessi
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Racha Trivet - Anthropologie
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HEAT Trivet - IKEA
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Propeller trivet - Scandinavian Design Center
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Haute Surface:Houndstooth - Branch Home
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Table slice - Branch Home
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Le Creuset Deluxe Round Trivet - Amazon
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Perle Hot Plate/Mat - Curran
(Edited from a post originally published 11.26.07)
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These are actually my favorite (though pricey)- they're laser cut rubber in rich, bright colors modeled on persian and middle eastern tiles. By images d'orient:
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod35280104
i really like that trivet in the picture, and have an awesome hack i'd like to try with it. reading your post, though, i have absolutely no idea--zilch, zero, none--which one is pictured. i can click through the 10 links you provided to see if you even link to it (which i'm sure will make those 10 companies *very* happy & they might even throw yet some more swag your way), or i can forget it. guess which one i'm going to choose to do?