Roundup: Modern Salt & Pepper Shakers

We love seeing what interesting tabletop S & P duos are out there. If we ever decided to take up collecting, this could be the thing. Great for gifts, for everyday needs, and for visual interest at dinner, we rounded up some of our recent favorites. Starting with the least expensive of the bunch, this UFO set from Chiasso (above) leads the way on styles from $8 to $100:

Above: UFO salt & pepper from Chiasso, on sale for $8

Sparrow salt and pepper shakers from Patina, $8.95

Chemistry salt & pepper from Chiasso, $18

Salt and pepper tumblers by Henriette Melchiorsen, $35

Banana Bros salt and pepper set from Alessi, $36

Feline chic shakers from Jonathan Adler, $48

Spirit Salt & Pepper by Karim Rashid, $90

Aquila salt & pepper by Lou Henry, $100

Comments (10)

just when you think a simple item can't be reinvented anymore, true design proves you wrong.

posted by nickel525 on December 8th 2008 at 12:18pm
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Salt and Pepper shakers are my new vice. I must have them all. Especially those cute birdies!

posted by revolution9 on December 8th 2008 at 12:26pm
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i have a pair o shakers in the shape of two datschunds, can any one identify those for me?

posted by Vicadin on December 8th 2008 at 12:36pm
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I'm not sure I like any other sale and pepper shaker better than this one:
http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/MINTHUG.jpg

My girlfriend got it for me for my birthday and it is still probably one of my most favorite home goods that I own. So simple, cute, and beautiful form.

posted by shlacking on December 8th 2008 at 12:40pm
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bakelite s&p shakers are some of the sleekest and simplest imo.
http://www.antiquehelper.com/auctionimages/19063t.jpg

posted by darlingcaro on December 8th 2008 at 1:05pm
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shlacking, i have those too!! love those little guys. we have them sitting in a silver michael aram banana leaf on the table. it kinda looks like they're slow dancing in a little boat.

posted by Kpaige13 on December 8th 2008 at 1:31pm
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haha yea they're so great. I almost feel guilty breaking their embrace to salt my fries or pepper my eggs.

posted by shlacking on December 8th 2008 at 1:50pm
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... or perhaps something a little more debauched:

http://shop.politecards.com/products/salt-and-pepper-shakers-by-david-shrigley

posted by vilenessfats on December 8th 2008 at 1:54pm
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Ha! My boyfriend is studying biochemistry...and I JUST bought him the chemistry Na Cl and Pe (Pe)r shakers LAST night! Funny!

posted by chelleann on December 8th 2008 at 2:07pm
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I bought the Chiasso salt & pepper shakers (at the top of the page) a while back and they are terrible. The top silver one wobbles and doesn't stay in the bottom one. I guess that's what you get for $8.

posted by medenver on December 8th 2008 at 3:03pm
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