8 Beautiful, Table-Saving Trivets in All Price Ranges

Beneath every piping-hot entrée should be something cool—and these trivets are very cool indeed.
© Michael Graydon1/9"At home, I like to serve straight out of warm pots, but I don't want to mark up the table—My wife wouldn't like it. That's where trivets come in." —Josiah Citrin, Chef, Mélisse, Los Angeles
Copyright Studio CA2/9Flip-Flopper
Swing open the bamboo slats to turn this square into a larger, geometric trivet. Design House Stockholm bamboo hot pot stand, $28; huset-shop.com
Copyright Studio CA3/9Soft Landing
Plush ivory felt makes a gentle nest for hot bowls. Felt trivet, $20; alderandcoshop.com
Copyright Studio CA4/9Linked In
Adjustable stainless-steel loops expand and contract to fit a tiny pot as easily as a large Dutch oven. Myria expandable trivet, $115; shophorne.com
Copyright Studio CA5/9Star Spangled
This golden statement piece looks too good not to display on a permanent basis. Japanese brass trivet, $100; poketo.com
Copyright Studio CA6/9Knock Wood
A handsome, one-of-a-kind slab of dense olive wood that'll last for an eternity. Olivewood rustic trivet, from $13; naturallymed.com
Copyright Studio CA7/9Rock Solid
Sleek yet sturdy, this hexagonal beauty is precision-cut from polished marble. Blue trivet, $88; Fort Standard, 718-576-2204
Copyright Studio CA8/9Full Circle
A burn proof straw number that brings earthy elegance to the table via the Japanese island of Sado. Straw trivet, $16; analoguelife.com
Copyright Studio CA9/9Ahead of the Curve
This modular plastic trivet folds into next to nothing for easy storage. And—bonus!—it's dishwasher-safe. "Rainbow" gray trivet, $26; normann-copenhagen.com