Cheese grater made of cherry wood and stainless steel. Designed by Kuno Prey in 1995. Italian designer, working for many international companies as a designer and design consultant. In 1993 Prey was appointed Professor of Product Design at the Bauhaus-Universitét Weimar Germany, founded that same year. In 2002 he founded the Faculty of Design and Art at the University of Bozen-Bolzano, now ranked among the most renowned design schools in Europe. Twergi brand, introduced in 1989, was a collection of wooden objects, designed by Alessi's favorite designers (Branzi, Giovannoni, Graves, Venturi, ...) and Sottsass and their young associates from 'Memphis'. Each item was handcrafted by local artisans to exacti standards of craftsmanship and materials, resulting in expensive small production runs. In 1998 Twergi ceased to exist as a separate brand and more commercial products were added to the Alessi catalogue. Length 18cm width 10.5cm height 7.5cm