Designed by Gabriele Chiave, Apostrophe is a wonderfuladdition to the Alessi design house. Everybody knows that to peel an orange you need to cut the peel along meridians and parallels. the hooked cutting edge does precisely this, and its size determines a depth of cut that is attuned to the thickness of the peel and which does not nick the flesh. It works like an agile plough to cut through the peel, leaving marks that are free and even decorative. Apostrophe is made of two parts welded together, a solid hemisphere and the other part hollow, to give the right balance when in use and to rest in an erect position when placed on a table. Due in Australia April 2010.

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