Scotch Tape and Post-It Notes used adhesives to revolutionize everyday homes and offices – these ‘Tapehooks’ have tough competition, but are at least a compelling conceptual addition to the sticky-solution collection.

An on-the-side design idea from Torafu architects, the name says it all – take tape, turn it into a hook, and press it to the wall to hold keys, bracelets, rings, watches, odds and ends.

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Yet something is missing – the clever twist that turned those first two concepts into household and corporate essentials: compact portability. One wants so badly to be able to pull off a piece of this hook tape from a roll like you would with other types of tapes …

… but unfortunately they have to be rigid, thus separately packaged and pre-stiffened. What would make this really fly off the shelves? Some self-hardening mechanism, allowing you to shape then wait  for the weight-carrying capacity to kick in. Still, could be fun to set these up with similarly-colorful tapes to confuse a visitor into believing you have found a new miraculously-strong tape variety.

“Paper hook like a tape”
“A product made for the exhibition ‘Kami no Uto’ by the project “Kami no Kobo”, which pursues the possibility of a tool that can be made by processing paper by designers and printing shops. . For the theme “Products that utilize adhesive technology”, we proposed a paper hook inspired by the characteristics of the tape.”

“The paper was rolled up like a tape wrapping, fixed in shape, soaked in water and dried to give it the strength to catch accessories and keys. The excitement that the shape of the tape is hooked as it is and the unexpectedness that it is stronger than it looks gives a mysterious presence.”

Torafu was “established in 2004 by Koichi Suzuno and Shinya Kamuro. His work is based on architectural thinking, including architectural design, interior, exhibition venue composition, product design, space installation and participation in movie production. “

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