Remodelista

From Julie & Sarah:

When we first posted on Iris Hantverk a year ago, the Swedish-made products were almost impossible to find in the US. Now several online sources carry the line, handcrafted for more than a hundred years by the Iris Group, which employs visually impaired artisans. Each brush is constructed of hardwoods with natural bristles that are hand wired, rather than glued, and provides an ecological alternative to plastic throwaway brushes.

Above: Oiled beech and horsehair brush and dustpan set; $42 at Canoe.

Above: Iris Hantverk Table Brush; $50 at Design Within Reach, available starting 1/30/09.

Above: Unveiled at the 2008 Maison & Objet in Paris, the Iris Hantverk Cardboard Dustpan and Brush is available at Rose & Radish in San Francisco for $35; to order, go to Rose & Radish (also available for £9.95 at Pedlars in the UK).

Above: Iris Hantverk Dustpan and Broom, powder-coated steel dustpan with beech and horsehair brush; $52 at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Shop.

Above: Upright Dustpan and Broom (available with gray, white, or blue dustpan); $85 at Rose & Radish.