Dish drainer
The dish drainer (Finnish astiankuivauskaappi ) is a piece of utility furniture that can be found in almost every Finnish kitchen .
It was invented towards the end of the Second World War by the home economics teacher Maiju Gebhard (born September 15, 1896 in Helsinki, † July 18, 1986 there). Until its invention dishes were in Finland after washing initially placed on drainers Swedish type to dry, usually covering ground on the dining table itself; it was often dried by hand and then stowed in the cupboard. Gebhard's idea now consisted of replacing the shelves of the storage cupboards above the sink with drying grids. In the poll for the “ greatest Finns ”, Gebhart reached 94th place.
The patent for the dish drainer was acquired by Enso-Gutzeit Oy , which began series production in 1948. Since 1954, thick plastic-coated steel wire has been used for the drip grids instead of wood.
The online magazine ChangeX named the drip tray one of the 100 most important social innovations from Finland. Similar systems are also common in Italy (Scolapiatti) and Spain (Escurreplatos) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ ChangeX from February 5, 2016: The crazy, the Finns, 100 social innovations from Finland