Everything in RED · Guide
Red Objects That Earn Their Loudness
Red is the first color anyone notices and the first one people regret. Two red objects in a room start to look like a scheme; three look like a decision made by a committee.
So the real question is which single object should carry it. Every piece below is red because red suits that specific object, not because the manufacturer offered a range.
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Signature Round Dutch Oven · Le Creuset
Cerise is deeper and less orange than Le Creuset's famous Flame. It's the version that works in a kitchen with dark counters, and it will outlive you.
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Plissé Electric Kettle · Alessi
Michele De Lucchi's Plissé kettle is pleated like fabric, so red reads as texture rather than as a flat coat of paint. One of the few kettles worth examining closely.
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50s Retro Electric Kettle · SMEG
The SMEG in red is the warmest object you can put on a counter, and the chrome collar keeps it from tipping into toy territory.
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Kånken Backpack · Fjällräven
Ox Red is the deepest of Fjällräven's warm colors and the most Scandinavian thing in this guide.
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Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) · Bang & Olufsen
Bang & Olufsen's Rustic Red on a perforated aluminium dome is what happens when a serious audio company takes color seriously.
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Safari Fountain Pen · Lamy
The Safari in red is a school pen designed in 1980 that now sits in design museum collections. It costs about as much as lunch.
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