Tea and coffee pot enamel

Not merely eye-catcher of any coffee table, but also exceedingly functional. Whether for a stylish coffee party, garden party or camping, the enameled steel tea and coffee pot is robust and suitable for drinks of any temperature and color.

For example, used as a teapot, the holes of the inner spout sieve coarser tea leaves back into the pot. As a coffee pot, it keeps the drink warm as it can stand on the teapot warmer. And as a juice pot, its lid protects the juice from intrusive wasps (or even the wasps from drowning) during the summer coffee table in the garden.

Anyway, the jug does not resent even spirited handling due to its robust material. And even misuse, for example, as a flower vase she thanks with their purist striking color and design language.

Until the 1950s, enameled tableware from Kockums Jernverk ("Kockums Ironworks") celebrated a veritable triumphal march. The pots, pans, utensils, pots and mugs from the southern Swedish family business based in Ronneby were standard equipment in Swedish households.

It was only the worldwide "plasticization" that put an end to the success of this traditional company. For around 50 years, the designs and craftsmanship lay dormant - until the supposedly "modern times" were completely overhauled. Since then, they have been fighting against the flood of plastic. Materials that are as natural as possible, resource-saving production, durable products: These aspects are at the forefront today.

Retro? At most in design: the enamel tableware from Kockums Jernverk harks back to the heyday of the 1930s - with a design whose functional purism was certainly inspired and reinforced by the Bauhaus. Clear shapes paired with striking yet unobtrusive colors: this is what we associate with Swedish design.

Beyond that, however, enamel clearly points to the future. Enameled steelware is functional and robust, it does not rust (as long as the enamel layer is not damaged) and lasts for what feels like an eternity.