Decorated Safety Tack

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red dot award: design concept 2008

design:
Ko Ya-Chan	Lo Chi-Hung

Bringing safety and delight to the common thumb tack, Decorated Safety Tack transforms dull bulletin boards into fields of flowers.
 

Tacks have the design shortcoming of easily hurting the user with their exposed pin. Furthermore, their shape lacks a sense of delight. The Decorated Safety Tack overcomes these factors. It has a soft safeguard layer that covers the pin and protects the user’s hand. This soft layer also functions as a decoration for the bulletin board. As the material is pinned up, the safeguard layer is compressed to reveal the pin. It forms a flower at the same time – a delightful surprise. Several flower shapes have been designed.