My ten favourite pieces of product design #4: le creuset casserole
France, 1925
Le Creuset

Cooking certain things very slowly makes them taste very good indeed.A heavy cast iron pot is just the trick.
Our Le Creuset, called Nigel, regularly dishes up such delicacies as melt-in-the-mouth roast lamb and stoved potatoes.
MY TEN FAVOURITE PIECES OF PRODUCT DESIGN #2: Coffee filter
Germany, 1908
Melitta Bentz

Surprising that one of the most minimalist ways of brewing coffee is also one of the best! Note that Bentz was repsonsible for the idea of the paper filter, not necessarily the plastic cone.
(Via About.com inventors)
Good because
Best taste, and very easy to clean!
My ten favourite pieces of product design #1: Caran D’Ache Fixpencil
Switzerland, 1929
Carlo Schmid

Why is this a classic?
A simple 2mm clutch pencil first produced in 1929 and altered very little since. Solidly made from aluminium, with a clever repointer built into the end cap. Here’s an image of a very early version for comparison:
Good for
Writing and sketching