Alessi buckles down on Toothpaste waste

Arguably the biggest and most respected design brand of our time (and well before our time too), Alessi is known for its delightful products with a slightly unconventional, if not quirky, approach to functionality.

The humble buckle, responsible for keeping pants up and stomachs in, has received a new purpose, thanks to the great collective of minds at the Italian design super-house. Just slide this over your tube of toothpaste and you can be sure that you’ll squeeze every ounce out of that plastic tube. Simple, elegant, and effective, with a dash of quirky! Plus, what a lovely way to add shiny bling to your toiletry kit. Perfect for the very paste that makes your teeth shine!

Designers: Gabriele Chiave & Lorenza Bozzoli (Alessi).

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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