Too Hot to Handle

The utilitarian table trivet doubles as modern art.

table trivets

Carrara “c” honed marble tile, and “SCHLUTER” Brass grout, both Roma Tile / Photograph by Francine Zaslow / Click to view larger.

1. Objecthood “Land’s End” brass trivet, $112, Suite NY.

2. Saikai “Star” brass trivet, $95, Lekker.

3. “Pinwheel” brass-and-cork trivet, $140, Form Fwrd.

4. Adam Goodrum “Timber” oak trivet, $33, Normann Copenhagen.

5. “Spiral” aluminum trivet set, $100, American Design Club.

6. Walnut trivet tray by Tomnuk, $52, JoineryNYC.com.

7. Tom Dixon “Bone” brass trivet, $220, Suite NY.

8. Dror Benshetrit for Alessi “Try It” stainless steel trivet, $112, Didriks.

9. Inside Out “Model A” birch-plywood trivet, $30, Abode New York.

10. Gabriele Chiave for Alessi “Tripod” chrome-plated-alloy trivet, $56, Didriks.