Look! The Mondrian Hotel's Wall of Hooks

This weekend, we blogged the Los Angeles Times Home and Garden section which spotlit the recent renovation at the Mondrian Hotel. A wall in the bathroom caught our eye both for its simplicity and its practicality...

While we've blogged a row of hooks, we hadn't thought of covering the entire wall with them. A row, yes, but a wall brings it from the practical to the sculptural. Especially if you can find hooks like these (designer Noriega-Ortiz describes them as resembling small birds) you can use them to hang towels, washcloths, small picture frames, jewelry, and other items in an ever-changing diorama.

Related Hook Posts

Comments (15)

Call me paranoid, but I prefer my bathroom hooks mounted above eye level. Although I rarely 'drink and bathe'... one too many glasses of wine, a wet floor, and you never know.

posted by lightspeed on September 2nd 2008 at 8:11am
view lightspeed's profile

i sooo want to do this! i have issues putting all my clothes all over the chair or floor and have always wanted to install a ton of hooks instead...this looks rad, too!

posted by kdkaboom on September 2nd 2008 at 8:12am
view kdkaboom's profile

I'm not convinced. It's pretty unpleasing to my eyes. Anything you hang will easily block 4 to 6 other hooks.

posted by labchick on September 2nd 2008 at 8:27am
view labchick's profile

I agree with lightspeed. Plus it reminds me of a scene from 'Very Bad Things' where the call girl is impaled on a bath hook mid-coitus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae6TGeimlyM

posted by casafroggy on September 2nd 2008 at 8:40am
view casafroggy's profile

I want it for my "Wall of Dirty Underwear" installation.

posted by Voodoo on September 2nd 2008 at 9:08am
view Voodoo's profile

I miss Philipe Starck designed interiors at the Mondrian. I wonder what happened to all of those great pieces that used to be in the lobby.

posted by Seaside on September 2nd 2008 at 9:08am
view Seaside's profile

I don't think I'd want to bring this idea into my bathroom, but I'd love it fitting rooms adopted this!

posted by foxgl0ve on September 2nd 2008 at 9:11am
view foxgl0ve's profile

I'm with casafroggy... my instant reaction was to think of "Very Bad Things". Jeremy Piven could impale a whole gaggle of hookers on that wall!

posted by MelissaLeigh on September 2nd 2008 at 9:29am
view MelissaLeigh's profile

I'm with Lightspeed. I'd be afraid of falling and gouging my eyes.

posted by Piri on September 2nd 2008 at 9:32am
view Piri's profile

I'm so glad it kind of grossed other people out too. I thought I was the only weird one.

posted by labchick on September 2nd 2008 at 9:52am
view labchick's profile

I think it looks awful.

posted by jamiealyse on September 2nd 2008 at 12:40pm
view jamiealyse's profile

MelissaLeigh- thanks for saying what I was thinking!

posted by Alyce on September 2nd 2008 at 2:31pm
view Alyce's profile

They really did a superb job with the Mondrian. They definately took chances with the renovation. But it's not for everyone, and I think you need a certain taste to really appreciate it. Did anyone else notice the pimp cump? haha

posted by RandyModern on September 2nd 2008 at 7:37pm
view RandyModern's profile

I am kinda done with this whole idea of interior costuming - it is just so very artificial and pretentious and is frankly yesterday's news.

I mean, a chalice in the bathroom?

Whatever.

posted by RichardinLA on September 2nd 2008 at 8:49pm
view RichardinLA's profile

Why do you need so many hooks?
Here is another resource: http://hookstore.com

posted by K T G on September 3rd 2008 at 1:48am
view K T G's profile