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Tapehook by Torafu Architects
Japanese designers Torafu Architects have designed a set of paper hooks that look like curled pieces of adhesive tape.
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Each hook has been created by soaking the paper, curling it, then allowing it to dry in position.
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The Tapehooks are available in different sets of colours.
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Here is some further explanation from the designers:
A Paper Hook that looks like Tape
This product was created for the “Kami no Dougu” (Paper Tools) exhibition held by the “Kami no Kousakujo”, a project advanced by designers and print processing plants who seek to explore the potential of tools manufactured from processed paper.
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Taking hints from the unique characteristics of tape, the paper hook was proposed under the theme “Products that take advantage of adhesive techniques”.
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Curling the tip like a piece of tape, the hook is soaked then dried. This process gives it enough strength to hang small accessories or keys. Looking like cut-out tape, this paper hook creates a sense of wonder, and the unpredictable resilience its appearance defies gives it an extraordinary presence.
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