What fascinates us about the Pyxis
Some forms need no explanation. The Pyxis is one of them: an upright cylinder, a clearly defined lid, and a knob on top that invites the hand as if by instinct. Nothing about it is superfluous, which is precisely why it feels so modern after nearly two and a half millennia.
The essence of the form
Its effect comes from proportion and serenity. The straight body gives it stability and presence, the lid completes it into a closed whole, and the knob adds a single, intentional accent. A vessel that you open, and that moment itself has something special about it.
The XENIOS Pyxis
Our reinterpretation captures this clarity and gives it a new purpose: as a sugar bowl on the breakfast table, for coffee after a meal, or on the coffee table for guests. We have deliberately elongated the lid handle. It gives the bowl its own, unmistakable expression. Handcrafted in Germany from high-quality stoneware.
A look back
In ancient Greece, the pyxis was used to store jewelry, cosmetics, and personal treasures. Our model was created around 460–450 BC and is now housed in the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. Incidentally, its name lives on in German: "pyxis" became "Büchse" (box/canister).
What once guarded treasures now offers something to your guests. This is hospitality in the spirit of Zeus Xenios, from whom our name originated.