These “informal utensils,” as the designer calls them, offer solutions based on specific yet flexible functions that are reflected in their names: Clamp-a-book, Clamp-a-cable, Clamp-a-hook, Clamp-a-candle, Clamp-a-railing, Clamp-a-towel, and Clamp-a-book II. The devices exploit the utility of familiar forms, such as table legs, electrical pipes, and bookshelves, to offer a range of quotidian services. This prototype family of plastic clamps by Van Ast is expected to go into production in 2009.
Gallery label from Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge, November 26, 2008–October 12, 2009.
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Medium
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Polyurethane and steel
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Dimensions
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.1 (book-end): 13 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4" (33 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm)
.2 (book-stop): 10 x 3 x 1" (25.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm)
.3 (rail-clamp): 5 x 19 x 2 1/4" (12.7 x 48.3 x 5.7 cm)
.4 (hook clamp): 5 1/4 x 2 x 1" (13.3 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
.5 (cable manager): 5 1/4 x 6 x 1 1/16" (13.3 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm)
.6 (book display clamp): 5 3/4 x 5 x 1" (14.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm)
.7 (book display clamp): 5 3/4 x 5 x 1" (14.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm)
.8 (pipe clamp): 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2" (7 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm)
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Credit
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Gift of the designer
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Object number
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1776.2008.1-8
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Department
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Architecture and Design
