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A Brief History of the Toothbrush (And Why It Stopped Evolving in 1985)

Richard West

Published on: 01/10/2026

The toothbrush is older than you think and newer than you think, and it has spent most of its history changing constantly and the last forty years not changing at all. Some quick history, because the...

Polisheddental design, oral wellnesscustomer story

The Cup on the Counter

Richard West

Published on: 28/09/2026

Every bathroom has one, and almost nobody has ever chosen it on purpose.

The Case for Beautiful Everyday Objects

Richard West

Published on: 24/09/2026

There is a candle on my desk as I write this. It is in a small ceramic vessel, off-white, slightly textured. It cost more than I would like to admit. It does not technically do anything that a...

Polisheddental design, oral wellnessjewelry carejewelry style

The Wellness Stack: Where the Toothbrush Fits

Richard West

Published on: 21/09/2026

Walk through any well-designed bathroom in 2026 and you are looking at a wellness stack. The objects are real, the choices are personal, and almost none of them are accidental. There is, on the...

Polisheddental design, oral wellness