At Addison Ross, we’re known for our love of shape. From frames to tableware, form is always where our design process begins - especially when it comes to salt and pepper mills.
They’re objects everyone uses, every day. For us, that makes them worth re-designing, over and over.
The Icy Flutes are our first salt and pepper mill launch of 2026, and they reflect an ongoing ambition to keep pushing this familiar piece forward - exploring new shapes, materials and finishes that feel considered, modern and a little unexpected.
From Design to Creation – How We Made Our New Salt & Pepper Grinders
Our Bobbin mills have become a signature for Addison Ross. Their recognisable shape and strong colour stories have made them bestsellers, setting the foundation for how we continue to evolve this category.
The Icy Flutes were designed as a natural next step - a chance to explore a more sculptural, vertical form while still keeping the mills easy and satisfying to use. The softly fluted silhouette introduces rhythm and structure, giving the piece presence without making it feel heavy or overly decorative.
From the outset, we wanted the design to sit somewhere between structural and floral - a form that felt architectural, but still soft. Early concepts focused on repetition and proportion, gradually evolving into a shape that felt balanced and resolved. Through refinement and testing, the idea moved from sketch to prototype, and eventually into a finished piece that feels intentional from every angle.
Acrylic played a key role in this evolution. Its clarity allows the shape to speak for itself, catching light and creating depth as the mills move between spaces. The colour palette - green, blue, amber, pink, pale pink and clear - was chosen to enhance this effect. Each shade was selected for the way light refracts through it, bringing brightness and energy while keeping the overall look clean and modern.
Throughout the design process, balance was always the focus: creating something visually interesting, but practical enough to live on the table every day.
