John Meng’s Found-Object Cigar Ashtray

This Achille cigar ashtray is by Zhangzhou-based designer John Meng. “A cigar ashtray constructed from espresso portafilter component, a filter basket, and a blind bowl. Stainless steel and Beech wood. Hand-polished.” “A subtle balance between individuality and elegance is always the goal – an ashtray should be unmistakably itself, yet never loud. It should hold its place in a room not by demanding attention, but by earning it — through its weight, its silence, and its permanence, year after year.” Joe Colombo, who was known for designing vice-centric objects, would’ve dug this.