In Italian it is called "scolapiatti", it may well have been patented in the US and be a Finnish invention (in the form suspended over the kitchen sink), but in

In Italian it is called "scolapiatti", it may well have been patented in the US and be a Finnish invention (in the form suspended over the kitchen sink), but in Italy it has been a traditional tool since dishes were invented, it used to be an outside piece of furniture, more like a basket: https://maisonderose.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/cera-una-volta-lo-scolapiatti/ https://maisonderose.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/cera-una-volta... http://www.lasoffittaretro.it/classico/48-scolapiatti-in-ferro-battuto-codice-48-.html http://www.lasoffittaretro.it/classico/48-scolapiatti-in-fer... until houses had water (and thus sinks), I believe that as soon as sinks were installed in kitchens, the one or the other form of "scolapiatti" became in use, this is an early, primitive, type: http://www.comune.sangiorgiodellarichinvelda.pn.it/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_Scolapiatti_di_legno_rivestito_in_latta_4aed56ee2f.jpg http://www.comune.sangiorgiodellarichinvelda.pn.it/fileadmin... And this is another example: https://www.picclickimg.com/d/w1600/pict/192394042552_/AAX-PIATTAIA-SCOLAPIATTI-CREDENZA-PENSILE-CHABY-CHIC-ANTIQUARIATO.jpg https://www.picclickimg.com/d/w1600/pict/192394042552_/AAX-P...