Prix Compasso d'oro pour le "KS 1481", Presse citron, Gino Colombini, Kartell Srl, Milan.This uncomplicated, bright yellow plastic lemon squeezer shows Italian ingenuity, the popular reception these kinds of household products received, and the trend towards using synthetic materials in small kitchen gadgets. Gino Colombini earned Kartell four Compasso d'Oro awards, all for simple, colorful, high quality household objects made with new kinds of materials. The first was in 1955, the second in 1957, the third in 1959, and the last one in 1960.
