Well designed practical things

[Zooeyzebra]

What are you favourite high quality but practical things?

My husband doesn’t need or want anything, but he loves and gets great joy out of using well thought out high quality items.

We have 10 year old kitchen scissors and he still mentions how much he like them every time he uses them.

A few years ago I got him a really good set of screwdrivers. He loves them too.

Also a really good long ruler. A comfy pen that writes well. A hose trigger that fits comfortably. Just random stuff really.

Anything well designed for its purpose if you see what I mean.

so what are your favourite well designed practical items, that you love using?

I have one. Very useful. But a decent sieve works too.

I did t even know that Olive Spoons were a thing and now I need one!

any suitcase recommendations from the hive mind? It's the next thing I want to upgrade to the work horse option.

Eastpak

Briggs and Rilley repair things for life (and they have repaired my thuggish husband's computer bag for free so I believe their guarantee).

https://briggs-riley.co.uk/pages/repair-options

If you are at the mercy of baggage handlers it might be worth the £££.

Globetrotter repaired my suitcase (superlight solid things), but it wasn't cheap. They have gone trendy in the past decade or two, so they now cost a bomb (whereas I bought mine in an old fashioned luggage shop about 35 years ago).

https://www.globe-trotter.com

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This has some good stuff

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/31/t26-surprisingly-useful-gadgets-you-didnt-know-you-needed

Also recommend mini tongs with silicone ends. I got some from Ikea. I use them daily.

@Greenkindness , I have a few of those. Sundae spoons, silicone spatula, carabiner clips etc