These German Hair Brushes Are Berlin's Most Instagrammable Souvenir

With Berlin’s Spring 2018 show season well underway, the visiting fashion flock has already begun their hunt for ogle-worthy souvenirs to carry home—Jil Sander’s famously pared back designs, say, or Lilian von Trapp’s ethically-made diamond-dotted bangles. But there’s one more local (and longstanding) fare not to be missed: Redecker’s artisan brushes.

Founded by Friedrich Redecker, the Versmold-based label has been handcrafting brushes of all forms and functions—ostrich feather dusters; arenga fibre boot scrapers; a skin-care aid made of circulation-boosting maple wood pins—since 1935. Perhaps the most striking of today’s lineup, though, are the horn-backed bristle hair brushes—found at the Karstadt department stores across the city— that are sure to turn even the most routine of undertakings into an extraordinary experience. Best of all? With no two alike, this is one Instagrammable moment you can have all to yourself.