Iris Hantverk Broom and Dustpan

The Iris Hantverk Broom and Dustpan is the handheld set: small enough to leave out on the worktop, and within reach when crumbs need clearing off the table. Beechwood, horsehair and a plastic dustpan.

Horsehair is finer and softer than plastic bristles. It picks up the fine dust and crumbs that a stiff broom tends to push ahead of it, and it sweeps without scattering — sand and grit stay together too. On a wooden table or a painted windowsill it will not scratch.

• Handheld set, for the table, worktop and windowsill
• Beechwood with horsehair bristles
• Made by hand
• Plastic dustpan
• Sweeps up crumbs, sand and grit without scattering

Take the dust out of the brush by hand, or comb it through with an old hairbrush. If the brush loses its shape, soak it in lukewarm water, squeeze it out and let it dry — the bristles will straighten again. Wipe the dustpan with a damp cloth.

This set comes in three colours. For floors there is a standing version with a long handle alongside it, so you do not have to bend down. Iris Hantverk is a small company of around seventeen craftspeople who make everything by hand.