{"id":776735,"date":"2026-07-21T23:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/776735\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:15:25","slug":"john-mengs-found-object-cigar-ashtray-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/776735\/","title":{"rendered":"John Meng’s Found-Object Cigar Ashtray"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This Achille cigar ashtray is by Zhangzhou-based designer John Meng.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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“A cigar ashtray constructed from espresso portafilter component, a filter basket, and a blind bowl. Stainless steel and Beech wood. Hand-polished.”<\/p>\n

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“A subtle balance between individuality and elegance is always the goal – an ashtray should be unmistakably itself, yet never loud. It should hold its place in a room not by demanding attention, but by earning it \u2014 through its weight, its silence, and its permanence, year after year.”<\/p>\n

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Joe Colombo, who was known for designing vice-centric objects<\/a>, would’ve dug this. <\/p>\n

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