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Objects of Design #22: Iittala Storage Jars

Iittala Purnukka Jars
Iittala Purnukka Jars

Good storage jars are a thing of beauty and these, which were designed in 1953, still look really fresh and modern. But they don’t just have to be storage jars, they’re ovenproof too so you can make individual dishes, stick’em in the oven, eat from the pot and then stick it in the dishwasher. How’s that for ingenious design? You can even cook several dishes and freeze them in these pots too.

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Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.