Vitra Collection Utensilo Wall-Mounted Organizer

This Utensilo wall-mounted organizer could really work anywhere (we're thinking bathroom). The 1970s award-winning design by Dorothee Maurer Becker for Ingo Maurer, Germany, has been reissued by Vitra in its largest size ever: 34.25" x 26.5" x 2.75". The price:

...$360. We'd love to know about any similar, more wallet-friendly designs out there. Seen any?

The organizer comes in fire engine red, glossy black, and pure white (the most mod choice, we think).

Comments (14)

It kills me to think that I had one of these as a kid. It was very underappreciated at the time, along with the mushroom lamp, the Saarinen table and chairs. . . Silly, silly me.

posted by leslie on 2006-05-19 11:45:18

We have a white one one in our studio/den just for decor. We don't put anything in it and it's mounted up on a white wall, making it look like little puffy clouds. :)

posted by marilyn on 2006-05-19 12:07:50

There's also a chrome special edition version, available for a MERE US$785.00...

posted by OneMonkeysUncle on 2006-05-19 12:56:24

Hmmm. A junk-drawer on the wall?

posted by Scott on 2006-05-19 14:37:38

i LOVE my wall-all! i have the exact same one in the same color. we use it in the office to store just about everything.

posted by gleek on 2006-05-19 14:55:12

I love the idea of this. But in reality, I think I'd go a bit nuts trying to figure out exactly which things should go in which pockets.

posted by aj on 2006-05-19 15:15:32

it's perfect for next to the computer table for pens and a tissue box - I think this has to be diy-ed. That price tag demands it!

posted by jj on 2006-05-19 21:36:06

Is it patented?

I'm surprised Ikea hasn't made a cheapie version for $50.

posted by wburger on 2006-05-19 23:26:00

I came across this a while ago ( http://www.ecohousewares.com/docs/acc_mio_graidwallpockets.html ). Not quite as functional, but a lot cheaper!

posted by laurie on 2006-05-20 02:18:19

laurie, I like that! 135 lbs of felt? Must be a typo.

I've always loved the Vitra one in white - I agree tho, that it can easily look like a junk drawer on the wall and I probably would waste valuable time carefully curating it's contents with white pencils and Lucite desk accessories a la Domino.

posted by sg on 2006-05-20 09:41:52

To me, the things that make these great are they aren't really "living" untill you put your junk in them.

I love mine and I got it on ebay for only $75. It's in a weird orange-tan color...so it may be a knock-off. I still love it!

posted by MarcoPolo on 2006-05-22 10:36:03

my mom had a red one.....my dad got it for her at a home dec show for $35.00....now my sister has it.....boy, who would have known!

posted by B on 2007-03-05 16:46:57

I think it is a ridiculous amount of money to spend for a storage rack.

posted by baileyb on June 23rd 2009 at 7:35pm
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my aunt bought these up when they came out in '69 - she gave one to my parents, her sister and my grandma. we still have and use them all. you'd never know they were 40 years old!

posted by siobhang on June 23rd 2009 at 9:38pm
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