Freddy Tuppen (born 1986) is an artist, designer and maker based in London, working across architecture and collectible design. Every endeavour is informed by years spent learning, teaching, experimenting and refining.
His salt and pepper mills are machined from square bars of solid aluminium. Turned on a metal lathe and finished by hand, they deliberately carry the marks of their making. Each one is unique to the time and place of its manufacture. The object is not finished when it leaves the workshop but continues to evolve in the hands of its owner.
Freddy Tuppen Studio Ltd
Salt & Pepper Mills
2026
Solid aluminium
16 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm each
6 ¼ x 1 ¾ x 1 ¾ in. each
Price £300 + VAT
£40 of every order goes towards STORE Projects. A non-profit organisation which helps support young people from underrepresented backgrounds access education in art, design and architecture.
For Christmas gifts, we advice confirming orders this week.
The idea of constraints as possibilities runs throughout Tuppen's practice. Imposing limitations while leaving room for spontaneity, he is guided by the honesty of humble materials and uncomplicated forms that are rich in detail and spirit. Whether a building, a lamp or a pepper mill, each project draws on decades spent learning, teaching, experimenting and refining, and expresses not only a clear function but the physical experience of making.
Tuppen studied at the Bartlett school of architecture and then a masters in Fine Art at the Slade School of Art. He currently lectures at Bartlett School of Architecture. For more on his practice, visit our website or this Wallpaper interview from July 2026.