Mediterraneo Paper Napkin Holder

A napkin holder built from the same coral-and-seaweed logic as the rest of the Mediterraneo line.

Designer Emma Silvestris's marine-inspired fretwork, first developed for Alessi's Mediterraneo fruit holder, is scaled down here into a small tabletop piece in mirror-polished 18/10 stainless steel. The polish is genuinely uniform across the piece — worth noting since photographs can make the finish look uneven.

Small enough to sit beside a place setting without competing with it, but distinctive enough to notice.