Average

The brainchild of graphic designer Chris Hanz, Average is an ode to functionalist sensibilities, specializing in high-quality desk supplies and housewares with a timeless aesthetic and clear purpose – in other words, impressively functional, but no less handsome for it. Among the standouts are concrete soap dishes and bath brushes crafted from horsehair by Sweden’s Iris Hantverk; Japanese-designed slow-drip coffee brewers made in Japan; YUL’s runway-ready knapsacks and totes; and notebooks for typography lovers from Denmark’s Normann Copenhagen.