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 (4)

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

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!

This is the closest I've seen, and it only costs $25. Besides the bright orange, it also comes a more neutral palette of dark brown, taupe, and cream. http://www.organize.com/wall-organizer-carrot.html .

While I love the functionality of the uten.silo, I'm hesitant about displaying my "junk" in such an obvious fashion. I'd stick it behind a door, rather than putting it on a wall.

Another blogger had a great idea to copy uten.silo using an inexpensive magnet board, magnetic boxes and clips, all from IKEA. All the items were spray-painted with a single coat of high-gloss white paint, and -- voila! -- a much cheaper version of uten.silo. Check it out at http://minordetails.typepad.com/md_weblog/2009/03/index.html under the heading "Hack"