Viceversa - Yasuaki Sasamoto - Ashtray - DULTON - Metal

Yasuaki "Yasu" Sasamoto is the designer of this rare spring-loaded ashtray, easy to install on any flat surface.
Its function is based on a retracting motion; at its far end a hemispherical compartment opens, into which you can insert cigarette butts.
In perfect condition, with no damage at all, truly like new.
The dimensions are: height 8 cm,
width 15.6 cm and depth 7.5 cm.
Sold under a license granted to Viceversa, a well-known Italian design company, by the Japanese Dulton.
Viceversa stands out for its offering of giftware and decorative accessories that respect four fundamental parameters: signature design, functional quality, material quality, and rigorous control of production processes. The company invests in original creativity and follows every stage of product development, involving both young and established Italian and international designers. The designers who contributed to Viceversa products include Yotam Shabtai, Paolo Metaldi, Giulio Iacchetti, Luca Trazzi, Gnocchi & Spagnolo, Ely Rozenberg, Leo You, Babled & Co., Bewater, and Mauro Mazzanti.

Yasuaki Sasamoto, born in 1952, earned a degree from the University of Architecture in Japan in 1975. Subsequently, he spent a two-year period, from 1975 to 1977, in the United States. After 1978, he began to devote himself to designing household products. In 1989, he founded the Dulton Company, Ltd. in Japan, which today offers a wide range of home and furnishing products. Among Sasamoto's most celebrated projects is the stool “Wisdom Tooth Stool,” conceived specifically for outdoor use. This ergonomically designed stool allows for a comfortable position for hours; furthermore, the fire-retardant coating combines with a bulletproof material, making the object safe in any situation.