Work Week: Desk Essentials
What is it about desk implements that is so compelling? For some of us, it approaches a fetish. Here are our favorite staplers, sharpeners, tape dispensers, etc.:
Red Desktop stapler from Hestra, Sweden; $60 at kioskkiosk.com:
Henning Andreasen–designed stainless steel stapler, featured in MOMA’s permanent collection. $75 at moma.org:
Folle classic 1946 stapler; $150 at seejanework.com:
The historic El Casco stapler in black and chrome; manufactured in the Basque region of Spain; $110 at unicahome.com:
EBay currently has a fab yellow vintage El Caso stapler up for auction (starting price is only $25); go to ebay.com:
Also up for grabs on ebay.com is this beautiful Ace Pilot 402 vintage desk stapler; starting bid is $9.99:
Stockholm staples ($6.50); Swirl paperclips ($8); go to conranusa.com:
And we thought we were odd—check out pencilpages.com, a swap forum for pencil enthusiasts. If you’re looking for a great pencil, the Generaus Cedar Pointe is an excellent choice. Made from California incense cedar, with a distinctive black eraser, they are available from canoeonline.net, $5 for a dozen.
To keep those pencils sharp, the classic schoolroom X-Acto vacuum-mount pencil sharpener is up to the job; $39.99 at containerstore.com:
Or for the Design Voyeur, the irresistible El Casco chrome pencil sharpener for a whopping $346 from unicahome.com
Page 1 stainless steel tape dispenser; $40 at moma.org:
from moma.org:
From DWR, UK-designed heavyweight tape dispenser; $60 at dwr.com:
For some reason (perhaps it reminds of the first calculators in the seventies) we love this rubber-coated red calculator; $85 at moma.org:
Lagis rubber mousepad in black, white, or red; 99 cents at ikea.com:
Can O’ Clips by Cavellini, $5.95 at stampington.com:
Aluminum collator; $39 at canoeonline.net:
Finally, to keep track of it all, the Stendig wall calendar; 2008 available at crateandbarrel.com for $32.95:
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