Shoehorn & Back Scratcher - Burstenhaus Redecker

Description

A long handled shoehorn with back scratcher on the reverse, and leather hanging strap, by Burstenhaus Redecker. 23” (59cm).

Why it’s here

Some objects don’t need improving. The rolling pin, the flour sifter, the mortar and pestle — these are forms that have been refined over centuries of daily use and arrived, long ago, at something close to perfect. Redecker understands this. Their kitchen and household tools are made from natural materials, designed without fuss, and built to reveal their character with use in a way that plastic never can. The kind of things you leave out on the counter rather than hide in a drawer.

We grew up with Redecker in English and Swedish kitchens, where the instinct has always been to reach for something well made and natural rather than something disposable and soulless. When we started Homestedt, carrying them was never really a question.

Burstenhaus Redecker have been making natural household tools in the Teutoburg Forest region of Germany since 1935. A family workshop, now in its third generation, that has spent nearly a century making things the right way. The designs haven’t changed much. They didn’t need to. Everything is made from natural biodegradable materials, ships plastic-free, and when a piece finally wears out, it goes back to the earth rather than a landfill.

What you’re getting

A shoehorn on one end. A scratching hand on the other. Two tools that solve two distinct but equally universal problems, combined into one object that does both without compromise.

The long handle means no bending over to put your shoes on, and no contorting to reach that spot on your back that nothing else quite gets to. The scratching hand is carved into the shape of a small hand — practical, characterful, and quietly amusing in the way the best Redecker objects tend to be. A leather strap keeps it hanging by the door, where both ends earn their place daily.

Specifications

Material: oiled beechwood, leather hanging strap. Size: 23” (59cm).

Care

Wipe clean with a dry cloth. Condition the leather strap occasionally with a small amount of leather conditioner to keep it supple.