Set of Storage Containers – borosilicate glass, porcelain, stainless steel, plastic

Developed with the expertise of the Center for Plastics SKZ in Würzburg and hands-on experimentation at the Munich studio, the Shuttle line of food storage containers can be used for serving and storing. Its innovative lid system features an airtight seal, made from special material normally used in the automotive industry, designed to withstand any changes in temperature and humidity. In order to test the material’s qualities, Diez Office built an experimental injection-moulding machine at the Munich studio, to produce the lid’s first prototypes, ultimately convincing the client to invest in the tools required for the fabrication of Shuttle. A truly global production, Shuttle combines Borsilica glass from the Czech Republic, plastic granulate from Würzburg, plastic lids from Hong Kong, and porcelain tops from Sri Lanka. Alongside a salt and pepper shaker, the Shuttle set is complemented by a manually-operated orange press that transforms oranges into juice as quickly and as effortlessly as an electric press, using an eccentrically mounted press cone on a rotary plate. Discontinued by Rosenthal-Thomas after only a few months of production, due to insolvency, the copyright was subsequently transferred back to Stefan Diez.

Together with Hannes Gumpp