What are some items who’s perfection goes unnoticed?

There are so many products that regularly praised for being examples of perfect design. Sometimes they need to be expensive to achieve this, often they are not. But the public and experts are constantly referring and advocating for these products.

I don’t want to talk about those products. I want to talk about items that are as close to perfection as humanly possible but go completely unrecognized for their brilliance.

I’ll go first with 2 examples.

Corelle plain white dish sets.

Why they are not every minimalist go to dinnerware and why they are not the standard for restaurants is a mystery.

Our restaurant could not afford stoneware dishes . Our waitresses and dishwashers were incredibly happy with our alternative. They are perfect in size, take up a fraction of the cupboard space, fit perfectly in the dishwasher, take a fraction of the time to set and collect. They are practically indestructible and elegant in their purity.

Rubbermaid Space Saver Dish-drainer.

There is no way you could make a smaller, cleaner dish rack for under $15. It is perfectly balanced and holds more than dish racks twice its size. It gives you an additional 8-12” of counter space and is so simple you can leave it out and not have it contribute to a cluttered look. My first one lasted 15 years with no yellowing and I only had to replace it after I broke a leg off.

These two items have decent reviews and sales, but they deserve more. They should be in textbooks, museums, and design magazines.

So what are your examples?