While Brexit may have muddied the waters separating Japan and Britain, the design collaborations between the two island nations are still strong.

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Duncan Shotton, who hails from Wiltshire but has been based in Tokyo since 2012, creates everyday objects with amusing quirks. His designs often involve an element of visual play and are refreshingly colorful at a time of over-muted palette trends. You may have already seen his rainbow-shaving pencils at museum shops, and his Shoeperhero shoe horn has been featured in a previous On: Design. This time Shotton has turned his attention to pure white — but, of course, with a couple of twists.