Spanish designer Ferran Lajara has designed Pinxo, a wooden clothes peg with a hook on one side.
The title of the project is a combination of the Catalan words Pinça and ganxo.
The product is produced by Barcelona-based DIY brand Servei Estació.
Here’s some information about the designer:
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Born in Barcelona in 1983. Ferran Lajara studied a BA Product Design at Eina, Escola de disseny i art, Barcelona, graduating in 2006.
After that, he moved to London, where he studied Furniture Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and a MA Product Design at Kingston University.
Ferran Lajara has collaborated with different studios in Barcelona (lagranja, design for companies and friends) and London (AB rogers design).
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Posted by Rose Etherington
December 28th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Cool! Any chance this is available from somewhere?
December 28th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
nice- now watch as someone in china makes plastic versions
December 28th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Looks like a fun and kind of useful embellishment to an office environment, but the hook better be made of plywood or else it will snap along the grain, leaving you with an overpriced clothe peg
December 28th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
YES, i’ve always wanted to hang a shoe from my desk and a towel from my towel rack.
December 28th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I’ve seen the plastic version in Japan years ago………
December 29th, 2008 at 1:07 am
They have had plastic ones available since the late 80’s.
December 29th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Me too nothingbutcode! The market for this is going to be huge!
December 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
so is everyone at dezeen on holiday?
the last few postings have been really bad
usually theres always SOMETHING I like…
December 29th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
This is not new – it’s called a drip-dry clothespin