The Swan soap dish is a beautiful example of form that is actually functional. The elegant, flowing two-tier design excels at allowing a bar of soap to air-dry without a build-up of sludge underneath. After a year of testing, users continue to both appreciate the looks and lack of gummy mess underneath the bar.
The unique thing about this soap dish is how it is made. From a manufacturing point of view it is all made from one piece of plastic making it a viable mass production item. The three-part jig has a base that the bottom of the dish is pressed into, ‘a plug’ that the plastic is wrapped around, and a 'press’ which gives shape to the upper tier. A pleasing shape was attained through trial and error, working from sketches.