Air Karu: A new and improved binder clip design
among the top products at Japan’s 2018 International Stationery & Office Products Fair Can the genius binder clip be improved upon?
Patented in the US over a century ago as a manuscript binding solution, the humble plastic and metal fold-over fastener (a.k.a. banker’s clip) has been extolled as one of the world’s best design objects in the compendium Phaidon Design Classics.
Writers, office workers and neatniks of all shades cherish the binder clip’s versatility.
There’s even a popular life hack video highlighting its many uses
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