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The Vipp pedal bin has been on somewhat of an adventure since 1939. From Holger Nielsen's metal factory in the Danish town Randers to the world-famous design stores and museums -- today, the Vipp pedal bin is an international design icon.

The year is 1939 - Holger Nielsen and Marie Axelsen have just married. A trained hairdresser, Marie decides to open her own salon. Money is tight so Marie asks her husband to help furnish the salon with, among other things, a practical rubbish bin. After spending many days labouring in his workshop, Holger is ready to show Marie his Vipp pedal bin -- and she is delighted with the result.

Originally, the Vipp bin was intended for Marie only. However, many wives of doctors and dentists have their hair done at Marie's salon and find the Vipp bin perfect for their husbands' clinics, particularly in light of its practical and sturdy design. Thus the pedal bin soon becomes a permanent feature of Danish clinics.

"Good design never goes out of fashion", Holger used to say. Time has proven him right; the Vipp bin has only been marginally improved since it saw the light of day back in 1939. Today the bin is internationally recognised as a design classic, and in November 2009 it was accepted into the architecture and design collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

The Vipp pedal bin is made with a layer of stainless steel and equipped with a damper mechanism for smooth closing of the lid as well as a rubber ring that guarantees air-tight closure. The body is manufactured in powder-coated steel and hides the removable, galvanised steel inner bin. A rubber ring at the base ensures that sensitive surfaces are safeguarded.

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