Pen (technical)
The stylographic pen (a fountain pen with a narrow steel tube instead of a conventional nib) was common in America and in fact pre-dated the conventional fountain pen.
Butcher block
Founded in 1887 in Effingham, Illinois by Conrad Boos, John Boos & Co. is one of the oldest manufacturers of premium quality foodservice equipment and butcher blocks in the US.
Personal organizer
Founded in 1921 as Norman & Hill but renamed in the 1980s after their most successful product, Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of personal organizer wallets.
Playing cards
Playing cards date back as early as the 9th century during the Tang dynasty (618–907) in China. A standard deck of cards as we know it today is based on French playing cards.
Measuring cup
Pyrex was founded in 1915 by Corning Incorporated as a separate brand for clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware.
Cufflinks (silk knots)
Founded in 1838 by Christofle Charvet, Charvet Place Vendôme was the first shirtmaker store in Paris, for which the new term chemisier (shirtmaker) was coined.
Capo
A capo is a device used on the neck of guitars, mandolins, and banjos to shorten the playable length of the strings, hence raising the pitch.
Plush toy
Founded in 1880 by Margarete Steiff, Steiff is a German-based plush toy company known for its high quality toys.
Jacket (quilted)
Created in 1965 by Steve Gulyas, a retired American aviator, the quilted Husky jacket is a synonym for hunting jacket and one of the most copied jackets in the world.
Television
Brionvega is an electronics company founded in Milan by Giuseppe and Rina Brion in 1945. Since the sixties, Brionvega showed remarkable innovation and design which was emblematic for Italy in the post war period and economic boom.
Fountain pen (budget)
Founded in 1883 by Heinrich Kock und Rudolph Weber as the Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik, KaWeCo (Koch, Weber & Co) is a manufacturer of writing instruments.
Chair (chaise longue)
Better known under his pseudonym Le Corbusier, an altered form of his maternal grandfather’s name, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887-1965) was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
Loafers (horsebit)
Founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci, Gucci is Italy’s biggest-selling manufacturer of high-end leather goods, clothing and other fashion products.
Paring knife
Founded in 1872 by Robert Herder, Robert Herder Windmuehlenmesser manufactures carbon steel knives in Solingen, Germany. In contrast to most knives, Robert Herder still manufactures according to the Solingen Dry Fine Grinding technique.
Desk chair (ergonomic)
Designed in 1994 by Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf, and manufactured by Herman Miller, the Aeron chair is the benchmark office chair.
Trousers (Chinos)
Founded in 1951 by Carlo Compagno in Venice, Incotex manufactures pants for the high segment of the market.
Snow mobile
Founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, who obtained a patent for the ‘B7 snowmobile’ in 1937, Bombardier started a manufacturer of tracked vehicles designed for traveling over snow.
Toaster
Founded in 1945 by the German-born inventor Max Gort-Barten, Dualit is a British manufacturer of kitchen and catering equipment, best known for its range of heavy-duty toasters.
Coffee maker (percolator)
Founded in 1919 by Alfonso Bialetti as a metal and machine workshop to make aluminium products, Bialetti Industrie S.p.A, is a kitchen-ware company, famous for its aluminum coffee pot.
Kitchen clock
Educated at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Max Bill (1908-1994) was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.
Men’s shoes (Oxfords)
Founded in 1873 by Thomas Church in Northampton, a town that has been known for its thriving leather and footwear industry, Church’s Shoes is a high-end footwear manufacturer.
Cheese slicer
Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975) was a Norwegian inventor best known for the invention of the cheese slicer. Apprenticed as cabinet maker, Bjørklund began to experiment…
Tennis ball
Founded in 1881 by Ralph and Albert Slazenger, Slazenger is a British sporting goods manufacturer which concentrates on racket sports, and is today one of the oldest surviving sporting brand names.
Milkshake maker
Founded in 1910 by inventor Frederick J. Osius in Racine, Wisconsin, the Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Company designs, markets, and distributes a multitude of small electric household appliances.
Staple puller
Founded in 1924 in Voghera, Italy, Balma Capoduri & C. is a manufacturer of office supplies, including the iconic Coccoina glue which is also featured on Wikiconic.
Shaving cream
Proraso was founded in 1908 by Ludovico Martelli as a cosmetics company under his own name.
Bench
George Nelson (1908–1986) was an American industrial designer and designed much of the 20th century’s most iconic modernist furniture.
Coat (trench)
Founded in 1856 by the then 21-year-old Thomas Burberry, a former draper’s apprentice, Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, distributing outerwear, fashion accessories, fragrances, sunglasses, and cosmetics.
Oil & vinegar dispenser
Rafael Marquina i Audouard (1921-2013) is a Catalan designer and architect. In 1961 Marquina created a revolutionary oil/vinegar recipient that does not drip or become dirty.
Watch (tachymeter)
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Blocks
The iconic Uncle Goose ABC blocks teach preschool children how to read, write, sort, and just have fun.
Pencil
Founded in 1790 by Joseph Hardtmuth, Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth A.S. is a manufacturer of pencils and pens, and is considered the inventor of the modern graphite pencil.
Boots (country)
Founded in 1937, Dubarry of Ireland manufactures premium performance footwear, clothing, leather goods and accessories.
Handbag (II)
Founded in 1909 by Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel as a millinery shop on the ground floor of her lover’s flat, Chanel is a high fashion house.
Can opener
Can openers date back to the 1820s – nearly a century after canned foods were first introduced. These early openers were basically variations of a knife.
Soda glass
Founded in 1818 as the New England Glass Company, William L. Libbey took over the company in 1878 and renamed it the New England Glass Works, Wm. L. Libbey & Sons Props.
Bed
Founded in 1852 by Pehr Adolf Janson as a master saddler business, Hästens today is specialized in beds, bedlinen, pillows and lifestyle accessories.
Bedside table
Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918-2006) was an Italian architect and industrial designer. She is most known for her influence in the use of plastics as a mainstream design for Kartell, a leading Italian furniture company.
Moon boots
Founded in 1960 by Oreste Zanatta, who first ran a small workshop, Calzaturificio Tecnica S.P.A. focused primarily on the production of work-boots.
Briefcase
Founded in 1938 by Herman Zierold as a metal fabrication company called Zierold Company, Zero Halliburton is a company that manufactures hard-wearing briefcases.
Fragrance (Women’s I)
Founded in 1828 by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain, who opened his perfume store at 42, Guerlain is a French perfume house, among the oldest in the world.
Turntable
Founded in 1973 by Ivor Tiefenbrun to produce the Sondek LP12 turntable, Linn is a manufacturer of hi-fi, home theatre, and multi-room audio systems.
Camera (large format)
Founded in 1916 by Laben Fisher Deardorff, Deardorff manufactures view cameras that have produced the image standard by which all other cameras are judged.
Basketball
Founded in 1876 by Albert Spalding in Chicago, Illinois, Spalding is an American sporting goods company specialized in the production of balls for many sports, but is most-known for its basketballs.
Adjustable wrench
Founded in 1886 by Swedish inventor and industrialist Johan Petter Johansson (1853–1943) as Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad, Bahco is a premium hand tool manufacturer.
Handbag (I)
Founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès (1801-1878) in Paris, the Hermès Fashion House is specialized in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear.
Fountain pen (modern)
Founded in 1930 by Josef Lamy, who was a sales representative for The Parker Pen Company in Germany, Lamy is a producer of writing instruments and a pioneer in the use of moulded synthetic plastics to make their product.
Toothbrush
The first bristle toothbrush, resembling the modern toothbrush, dates back to the Tang Dynasty (619–907). The first patent for a toothbrush was granted to H. N. Wadsworth in 1857 in the United States.
Coat (duffle)
The word duffle originally referred to a heavy woolen cloth closely woven for warmth and manufactured in the Belgian town of Duffel.
Foosball table
Founded in 1927, Bonzini has always been active in the leisure industry, with a specialization in precision engineering and furniture manufacturing.