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BEST DOMESTIC DESIGN

Coffee mill, by Michael Anastassiades,

for Carl Auböck and Sigmar London

Few cosmetics brands take the bare beauty
essentials as seriously as fledgling German
brand Less. Its skincare range comprises just
three products: two face oils and a millennia-
old Moroccan washing clay called ghassoul.
Unnecessary additives are eschewed in
favour of a select batch of five raw plant oils,
while the similarly economical packaging,
featuring the brand’s slim minus logo, is
devised by founder David Scherf. The clay
can also be stored in a container designed for
Less by Belgian architect Vincent Van
Duysen. Less, in this case, is certainly more.

BEST NEW GROOMING

PRODUCT

Skincare range, by Less

Regular coffee drinker Michael

Anastassiades was determined to design

a coffee mill, so he turned to Carl Auböck

for help. The pair had already joined

forces, on a pepper mill, and like the

previous design, this new piece features

Anastassiades’ subtle lines and Carl

Auböck’s exquisite craftsmanship. The mill

is crafted from a solid piece of brass or

copper, with a tube concealing the complex

mechanism inside. Another small cylinder,

placed asymmetrically, acts as a handle.

THIS PAGE, COFFEE MILL IN

POLISHED COPPER, £1,500, BY

MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES, FOR

CARL AUBÖCK AND SIGMAR

LONDON, SIGMARLONDON.COM.

FACE OIL FOR OILY SKIN, €65;

CERAMIC CONTAINER, €145;

SCOOP, €29; BOWL, €39, ALL BY

LESS, WELCOMETOLESS.COM.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY PAUL ZAK

OPPOSITE, GHAT HOUSE’S

WINDING INTERNAL CONCRETE

STAIRCASE. PHOTOGRAPHED

BY ROLAND HALBE

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