Excalibur Toilet Brush
by Philippe Starck from Heller
excalibur toilet brush
Design Philippe Starck, 1995
Recycled Polypropylene
Made by Heller
Named after King Arthur's sword, the Excalibur Toilet Brush features a cupped handle, like a shield, and a sleek design that will make you exclaim "En garde!" What's not to love about a product that makes you feel like a shining knight upon tackling the most mundane of chores?
"High design for a humble object," read the headline in the New York Times Home Section on February 16, 1995. Philippe Starck had partnered with Heller to satisfy a longtime desire and the result was making news. "It's a product I wanted to do for 20 years," said Starck. "To design a toilet brush would be the most humble service I could give. I've always thought it would be the apotheosis of my career."
The French designer and architect is internationally known for bringing the perfect blend of wit and elegance to everything from furniture to interiors. He sought out Heller to collaborate on Excalibur because he knew it could design the technology and special molds required for his design. Featuring a sword-like handle that protects the user's hand and a tapered wand capped with a nylon brush, Excalibur looks like a flower from outer space when it's unsheathed. In 2000, Excalibur was added to the permanent collection at MoMA.
Made with post-consumer recycled plastic.
4.75" diameter | 16.75" h
Recycled Polypropylene
Made by Heller
Named after King Arthur's sword, the Excalibur Toilet Brush features a cupped handle, like a shield, and a sleek design that will make you exclaim "En garde!" What's not to love about a product that makes you feel like a shining knight upon tackling the most mundane of chores?
"High design for a humble object," read the headline in the New York Times Home Section on February 16, 1995. Philippe Starck had partnered with Heller to satisfy a longtime desire and the result was making news. "It's a product I wanted to do for 20 years," said Starck. "To design a toilet brush would be the most humble service I could give. I've always thought it would be the apotheosis of my career."
The French designer and architect is internationally known for bringing the perfect blend of wit and elegance to everything from furniture to interiors. He sought out Heller to collaborate on Excalibur because he knew it could design the technology and special molds required for his design. Featuring a sword-like handle that protects the user's hand and a tapered wand capped with a nylon brush, Excalibur looks like a flower from outer space when it's unsheathed. In 2000, Excalibur was added to the permanent collection at MoMA.
Made with post-consumer recycled plastic.
4.75" diameter | 16.75" h
$79.00 + free shipping
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Philippe Starck
Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous… this is how I see my duty as a designer. Philippe Starck believes that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.
Heller has created a simple paradigm: good design, industrial production and reasonable prices. Heller's stacking dinnerware won a Compasso d’Oro award and is included in the MoMA design collection.