Everything in BLACK · Guide
All-Black Objects That Treat Black as a Material
Black is the easiest finish to sell and the hardest to judge. Cheap plastic and machined aluminium look nearly identical in a product photo and nothing alike in your hand, which is why so much black homeware disappoints on arrival.
The test I use is simple: does the object still have a shape when the color gives you no help? These six do.
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Plissé Electric Kettle · Alessi
Michele De Lucchi's Plissé kettle is pleated like fabric, so black reads as texture instead of a void. One of the few kettles that survives being looked at closely.
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Stagg EKG Gooseneck Kettle · Fellow
Fellow's Stagg EKG in matte black more or less invented gooseneck kettles as a design category. The counterweighted handle is the tell.
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50s Retro Electric Kettle · SMEG
SMEG's 50s kettle in black is the rare retro object that doesn't tip into costume, because the chrome does the talking and the black keeps it quiet.
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Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven · Lodge
Lodge's enameled Dutch oven in Midnight Chrome is roughly a third the price of the French competition and honestly hard to tell apart on a stovetop.
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Long Jacket · Rains
The Rains longline raincoat is matte black rubberised PU with almost no hardware. It looks like a drawing of a coat.
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Everyday Backpack 20L · Peak Design
Peak Design's Everyday Backpack hides its complexity: the MagLatch and FlexFold dividers only reveal themselves once you're using it.
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