Hasta La Ideas

The first time I saw Richard Shed’s Here Hook, my thought process went something like this: “So it’s a really simple coat hook in the shape of a…Oh, I get it now, that’s brilliant.” The hook is exceedingly simple, yet a great visual pun and a steal at only 10£. I started digging through Shed’s portfolio and found other great, offbeat products.

There’s something unsettling about his Discovery cabinet system—the corners are peeling like the front panels are shoddy pieces of plastic, not fine walnut. But the longer I look at it, the more the detail becomes a playful idiosyncrasy, as well as a surprisingly helpful drawer handle.

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