That form should follow function is one of design’s foundational aphorisms. This remarkable stovetop espresso maker takes its name from the ‘anticline’ geological formation, whereby pressure from tectonic movement or rising magma causes rock to fold, leaving undulating layers, and we love that the phenomenon is mimicked in the rise and fall of water as it becomes coffee in the alchemical process that we habitually take for granted.
‘It is inspired by the geological folds in the landscape near where my father lives,’ Nathaniel Wojtalik, founder of Brooklyn-based Cultivation Objects, explains. ‘We used to spend a lot of time drinking coffee and wandering in the mountains together.’
Cast in recycled aluminium with handles made from ebonised cherry collected from storm-fallen trees in upstate New York, ‘The Anticline’ is a winner for us in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 for its pleasing sculptural form and its capacity to inject a little artistry into our daily morning ritual.
A marvellous conversation piece for breakfast guests; just please don't talk to us until we’ve drunk its contents.
The Anticline espresso maker, £534/$650, edition of 200, available from cultivationobjects.com
All of the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 winners appear in the February 2025 issue of Wallpaper* , available in print on international newsstands, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today.
