Stand mixer
Founded in 1919 by The Hobart Corporation to produce stand mixers, KitchenAid is an American home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation.
Steering wheel
Founded in 1946 by Enrico Nardi and Renato Danese, and initially named ‘ND’, Nardi designed some of the most recognizable steering wheels for the worlds top car manufacturers.
Boxer shorts
Founded in 1860 by one of the great early British industrialists, Thomas Hill, Sunspel initially produced lightweight, soft clothing in very fine cotton and pioneered the development of luxury undergarments, as we know them today.
Flip clock
The first document that records the existence of the Fratelli Solari Company as an ‘old and prized tower clocking industry’ dates back to 1725.
Watch tools
Founded in 1791, Bergeon & Cie. has distinguished itself as a leading innovator and precision manufacturer of tools for the watch making and jewelry industry.
Hair clipper
Founded in 1911, The Wahl Clipper Corporation, based in Sterling, Illinois, manufactures grooming products for people and animals.
Chair (wire)
Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor and modern furniture designer.
Shirt (Henley)
Around 1850, when the ground in the German Swabian Mountains became increasingly infertile, the government distributed hand knitting machines to farmers so that they could earn their money with knitting.
Wallpaper
Founded in 1860 in Islington, London by Arthur Sanderson, the company began as an importer of French wallpapers.
Lighter (gas)
Founded in 1872 by Simon Tissot Dupont, the firm initially created unique handmade travel cases for French aristocracy and nobility, such as Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie.
Pool table
John Brunswick built his first billiards table in 1845 at his woodworking shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a successful Chicago meatpacker.
Trolley case
The first case was produced in the year 1898 – in the case factory in Cologne. At the time, the name of the company was Kofferfabrik Paul Morszeck.
Task light
Tired of not finding a light adapted to his general mechanics activity, designer Jean-Louis Domecq invented a lamp that could perform well under heavy duty circumstances.
Cookware (copper)
Founded in 1830 in Villedieu-les-Poeles, Mauviel initially manufactured copper cookware for the hotel and restaurant markets in France.
Watch (dress)
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Boat (runabout)
The Riva company was founded by Pietro Riva in 1842, and run by Carlo Riva through its 1969 sale to the American Whittaker Corporation.
Plaster
The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Johnson & Johnson employee Earle Dickson for his wife Josephine, because she always cut her fingers in the kitchen.
Jeans (slim fit)
Founded in 1987 by Jean Touitou, A.P.C. (Atelier de Production et de Création) is known for its minimalist designs, clean lines and simple patterns with rarely visible logo’s.
Scissors
During the seventeenth century a number of ironworks were founded in Finland. The large tracts of forestland in the Pohja region along with its unharnessed water power and good water routes made it an ideal centre for the Finnish iron industry.
Nail clipper
Founded in 1939 in Shelton, Connecticut, W.E. Bassett Company offers foot care and personal care products.
Backpack (student)
Founded in 1960 by Åke Nordin, Fjällräven started out as a manufacturer of backpacks for outdoor activities. Nordin invented a frame that distributed the load better across the back.
Watering can
Founded in 1886 by John Haws of Clapton, Haws manufactures professional watering cans that set the standard.
Floor lamp (arc)
Designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1962, the much imitated Arco floor lamp is inspired by streetlights and is considered a true icon of design.
Shirt (Breton)
In the 19th century, the Breton Fisherman Sweater was designed to protect fishermen from the elements during long days and nights at sea.
Chair (cantilever)
Mart Stam (1899-1986) was a Dutch architect, urban planner, and furniture designer. Starting in 1925, Stam experimented with gas pipes that he connected with flanges and developed the principle of the cantilever chair: a chair that no longer rests on four legs.
Clutch pencil
Founded in Geneva in 1915, when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory, Caran d’Ache is a Swiss manufacturer of art and luxury writing instruments.
Stapler (desktop)
Established in 1920, El Casco is known as the manufacturer of the most distinguished desktop accessories available, unequalled in design and quality.
Jar
At the end of the 18th century, French inventor Nicolas Appert discovered the principle of modern canning. At that time, all preservation processes were expensive and allowed only partial preservation, which altered the product’s quality.
Watch (diver)
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Blender
In 1922, Stephen Poplawski invented the blender by putting a spinning blade at the bottom of a container to make soda fountain drinks.
Armchair (lounge)
Charles (1907–1978) and Ray Eames (1912–1988) were American designers who made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture.
Fountain Pen (classic)
Founded in 1906 by Claus-Johannes Voss, Alfred Nehemias and August Eberstein as the Simplo Filler Pen company, Montblanc International GmbH is a German manufacturer of writing instruments, watches, jewellery and leather goods.
Shirt (button down)
Founded in 1818 by Henry Sands Brooks (1772–1833), Brooks Brothers is the oldest men’s clothier in the United States.
Vernier caliper
Mitutoyo was founded in 1934 by Yehan Numata with one product, the micrometer. Mitutoyo’s philosophy at that time was to make high-quality micrometers, but also to produce them in quantities that made them affordable and available to all of manufacturing.
Shaving brush
Founded in 1808 by Georges Plisson, the factory of shaving brushes Plisson quickly gained a significant reputation and became the official supplier of the Emperor Napoleon.
Mandoline
Founded in the 1950s by Jean Bron, Bron-Coucke manufactures professional kitchen equipment. On the request of Chefs, Jean Bron was the first to design a manual vegetable slicer in steel instead of existing wooden items.
Women’s shoes (Ballerinas)
Founded in 1947 by Rose Repetto, Pepetto provides ballet shoes for the National Opera of Paris and many other well-known French ballet companies.
Stroller
Founded in 1999 by Max Barenburg, Bugaboo International B.V. is a Dutch design company that makes pushchairs for infants and toddlers.
Bicycle saddle
Founded in 1866 in Hockley, Birmingham, Brooks England is a bicycle saddle manufacturer.
Sofa
Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American architect and furniture designer who studied under Mies van der Rohe and Eero Saarinen at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Ice cream scoop
Sherman Kelly established The Zeroll Co. in his garage on Robinwood Avenue in Toledo, Ohio in 1935. The Zeroll scoop is considered to be the first modern ice cream scoop.
Shirt (Tattersall)
The name Viyella is based on the Via Gellia, a valley road near Matlock, where in 1890 Hollins & Co acquired a spinning mill.
Bookcase (classic)
Founded in 1899, as a result of the merge of Globe Files (1882), owned by Henry Yeiser, and Wernicke (1893), owned by Otto Wernicke, Globe-Wernicke is best known for their sectional bookcase system.
Desk lamp
The Anglepoise lamp was created in 1932 by George Carwardine (1887-1948), an automotive engineer who developed vehicle suspension systems.
Ink (Fountain pen)
Founded in 1670, J. Herbin was specialized in manufacturing sealing wax. From his many journeys to India, Herbin brought back a special lacquer formula which improved the quality of the seals in adhesion and neatness.
Hair Brush
Engineer and inventor Mason Pearson began his career designing wool processing looms in Bradford.
Watch (reversible)
Founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833, LeCoultre was a manufacturer of watches and clocks in Le Sentier, Switzerland.
Sippy cup
Founded in 1932 as the International Latex Company, which later became known as International Playtex Inc., the company pioneered the development of latex, specifically for the production of ladies girdles.
Socks
Since 1798, Gammarelli is the house tailor of the Roman Clergy. In 1874 the store moved to Via Santa Chiara 34, in the building of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, where it still is today.
Table lamp
Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900-1990) was one of the most important industrial designers of the 20th Century, and studied under the direction of László Moholy-Nagy in Bauhaus.