Carleton xDX Collection
Dustpan and Brush Set
Umbra Dustpan and Brush Set (clear)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00038
Former Accession Number
5251
Date
1989 (design)
Date Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
injection moulded white polystyrene and black nylon
Measurement
4cm (height)
dustpan
,
17.5cm (width)
dustpan
,
23.75cm (length)
dustpan
,
17.5cm (width)
brush
,
11.4cm (length)
brush
Physical Description
White translucent plastic dustpan with fold-back brush with black bristles.
Number of Components
2
Component Part Name
dustpan, brush
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
dustpans, brushes (implements)
Description
"The dustpan and brush kit is Miles Keller’s first commercial product. Inspired by what people use when they don’t have a dustpan, such as a sheet of paper or cardboard and hands, he developed the scooped-out elongated square tray design for a student project at the Ontario College of Art.
Keller, with then partner Helen Kerr, presented the student project in a job interview with the Canadian housewares manufacturer Umbra. Umbra put the design into production and Kerr Keller became the company’s leading design consultants creating an entire line of whimsical products, such as picket fence doormats, fish sticks candle sticks and rocket salt and pepper shakers."
Description Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Umbra Shades Ltd., Toronto