Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Essen
Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Essen
The heart of the Industrial core of the Ruhr, Essen provided the coal-based energy for the achievements of Germany’s economic and war-time production. With the benefit of the adjacent Krupps factory, the city’s population grew dramatically in the war years to peak in 1970 at over 700,000 citizens. Today just under 600,000 call the fourth largest city of North-Rhine-Westphalia home. Essen boasts one of the final works of the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, an Opera house. Essen is also home to the Unesco heritage site No. 975-the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex with its iconic winding tower over shaft XII. The complex also houses the fantastic Red Dot Design Museum which is housed in the Boiler room below the tower. Despite this amazing industrial heritage what Essen is lacking are unique manhole covers. Sadly the infill of the standard Passavant vented frames just has a concrete infill. Yet here a hand-drawn elevation of the aforementioned tower and boiler house, replete with the unique Zollverien typeface completes the cover. Hopefully, Essen will take the hint and adopt this design.
The perfect gift for housewarmings, and anniversaries each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. The trivets are .375" thick and 7.25" in diameter with rounded edges. The engraving method has incredible detail and tactility. Fabricated from sustainable Portuguese cork. Designed and packaged in Philadelphia, PA USA.
Cork is a natural material, thus rare aberrations within the etching can occur.
As each one is made to order please allow three business days for delivery.
“We all have three cities: the one in which we grew up, the one where we live and the one in which we wished we live."-Alan Furst
