«Developing products is the purpose of my life. I love to start where there’s nothing. The creative process has many triggers. For me, the start is usually a still unapparent need. What follows are ideas, many ideas and conversations, and finally… after hours or years… an interesting new product has evolved.»
Willi Glaeser, Designer
TMP Paper Collector
On a rainy Sunday in 1989, when Willi Glaeser reflected on practical and stylish solutions to storing waste paper, he did not expect to design a great classic. The simplicity of his idea did not only immediately convince the orderly Swiss, but also provoked great interest on an international level. Since 1991, the TMP Paper Collector has been exported and has made it as far as the American and the Japanese markets. The original is THE pioneering product in its class and has established records in national as well as international outlets in terms of turnover per square metre and longevity.
TMP Paper Collector
Compact Size, chrom
Measures: 37 x 27 x 37 cm
# 1111.01
TMP Paper Collector
Full size, chrom
Measures: 42 x 32 x 37 cm
# 1112, Full size
TMP Paper Collector
Compact Size, black,
Measures: 37 x 27 x 37 cm
# 1111.02
Card Holder
Card holder in gift box.
Measures: 96 x 69 mm, h 89 mm
# 1453
A great honour
In 2006, the TMP Paper Collector was included in the «Phaidon Design Classics» collection as number 884. The comprehensive reference book lists 999 outstanding industrial designs of the last 200 years.
And here is what Phaidon say about the classic: «The magazine or newspaper rack is a design object that is found as often in the home as in the office. Launched in 1989, Willi Glaeser›s version gives a contemporary twist to this ubiquitous design object. Swiss designer Glaeser is known for his pared-down work using chrome-plated steel wire to create objects with a high level of practicality, solid in form yet elusive. Glaeser had the ingenious idea of rethinking the use of the rack and combining it with a waste bin, turning it into something more than just a holder for ephemeral printed material. Engaging with modern concerns for sustainability and recycling, Glaeser’s rack holds newspapers, magazines and waste paper neatly and in an ordered manner, allowing them to be easily collected and recycled. The Wire Newspaper Rack (officially referred to by the maker as TMP Paper Collector) is available in two sizes, one to hold standard broadsheet publications folded in half, and the smaller size to cater for folded tabloid newspapers, magazines and waste paper. The clear and straightforward form of this modern, functionalist design has no added decoration or features. A thoughtful example of precision-crafted design, the rack secured its position as a prime example if high design and eco- TMP Paper Collector awareness that developed in the late 1980s.»
