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Catchy Hooks

Picture your garment-strewn home, with coats tossed over the sofa’s arm, scarves slung over side chairs, and handbags hidden who-knows-where. Consider the aesthetic anguish and the daily delays in departing your domicile. Now, imagine a catchall that will efficiently corral life’s accoutrements. It’s quite possible that a well-placed wall hook will change your life.

Dwell Reports Catchy Hooks
  • Dwell Reports Thomas Alva Edison_ilot ilov

    Thomas Alva Edison Hooks

    • Made by: llot llov
    • Price: $166.00-180.00

    Pros
    Thomas is the best candidate for taking care of your coats, with the width and depth to ensure an easy, crease-free drape. You can purchase them individually if you’re partial to the visual personality of one over another or buy the set as a motley modular crew.

    Cons
    Biggest. Wall hooks. Ever. Thomas is over a foot in diameter, and Edison extends about eight inches from his flush mount. You need the space to make this trio work. One single, standard screw is supposed to keep Thomas affixed to the wall? Hope you have a stud finder.

  • Dwell Reports The Dots Tveit Tornoe

    The Dots

    • Designed by: Muuto
    • Price: $149.00

    Pros
    An artfully—or inartfully—mounted set of these smooth, simple ash or oak speckles makes for a compelling graphic combination of form and function. The oversize drawer pulls come in a three-size set of five, suited to house the headgear of an entire Village People.

    Cons
    Don’t even think about finding a place for your keys on these dots. They’re strictly for coats and scarves. We tossed a leather jacket on and could plainly see the circular edge through the fabric. These might leave rings around your collars.

  • Dwell Reports Hang On Jade Barnes Richardson

    Hang On

    • Designed by: Jade Barnes-Richardson
    • Made by: Normann Copenhagen
    • Price: $91.00

    Pros
    Wall hooks are generally used to clear visual clutter, but this clever play on our disorderly closets is quite charming. Mommie Dearest said, “No wire hangers, ever!” but we have to disagree. With edges and corners galore, this vertical pile is a perfect catchall.

    Cons
    This messy mass would not do much for a neatnik’s peace of mind. It’s not the most sophisticated structure and might be most appropriate in the kids’ room rather than the entryway.

  • Dwell Reports Bone Hooks 1 Studio Toogood Ize

    Bone Hook 1

    • Designed by: Studio Toogood
    • Made by: IzĂ©
    • Price: $248.00

    Pros
    No need to worry about any broken bones; these are cast in bronze and built to last. Skeletal remains are a conversation starter—–or stopper—–that makes a statement (a somewhat macabre statement, but a statement nonetheless).

    Cons
    Not for the squeamish. Replicated from real bones, some retrieved from the banks of the Thames, these hooks have a catacomb vibe that might not be to everyone’s taste. The marrows’ clean breaks jut out only an inch and a half from the wall, making them ill equipped to hold an oversize murse.

  • Dwell Reports Timberly Hall Rack Rich Brilliant Willing

    Timberly Hall Rack

    • Designed by: Rich Brilliant Willing
    • Made by: SCP
    • Price: $217.00

    Pros
    Timberly’s adaptable board mounts flush up against the wall for a flat and finished look, and the three sizes of pegs allow for all items great and small to be put in place. Plinko goes modern! Your hangables, however, won’t take a tumble across this smooth walnut facade.

    Cons
    It would be nice if the set came with more than seven pegs. Although it’s great to be able to move them around, all those extra empty holes are just crying out to be filled. The planklike baseboard makes Timberly a visually heavy selection.

  • Dwell Reports Hold by Estd Established Sons

    Hold by Estd

    • Made by: Estd. by Established & Sons
    • Price: $140.00

    Pros
    With a ceramic fold that looks like a cross between a balloon animal in progress and a digit caught mid-beckon, these are the most playful hooks around. Two sizes in a selection of six pop colors—endless combinations await.

    Cons
    The 90-degree shape is only useful for things thin or be-strapped. The high-gloss glaze that gives the Hold a stunning sheen might chip if battered down by handbag buckles.

  • Dwell Reports Arrow Gustav Hallen

    Arrow Hook

    • Made by: Design House Stockholm
    • Price: $40

    Pros
    This powder-coated aluminum pointer is three hooks in one: In addition to the smaller hooks to the side, the shaft can be extended forward from the wall. Like all good graphic icons, the Arrow’s design is simple and straightforward.

    Cons
    Arrow only works when mounted pointing down, so don’t consider it an indication of the current state of affairs. The edges are a bit severe for your more delicate outerwear.
     

  • Dwell Reports Birds on a Wire Barber Osgerby

    Birds on a Wire

    • Designed by: Barber Osgerby
    • Made by: Magis
    • Price: $252.00-364.00

    Pros
    Though these matte hatchlings slide onto a single metal beam, you can position them wherever you like: love birds in a row or individually spaced across the bar. Choose a glossy aluminum or matte-black bar with white, burnt-orange, or matte-black birds for a crow-on-a-dark-night look.

    Cons
    The ovoid chicks angle only slightly away from the wall, challenging their ability to handle holding anything with depth. To our eyes, they look more like rifle sights than fledgling fowl.

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