IKEA MINA Wall Hook

The famous MINA wall hook was produced by the Swedish giant IKEA in the 1990s. There is an amusing story associated with this wall hook. To this day, it appears online under the name 'Sputnik' and is attributed to the Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani; sometimes it is even claimed to be his IKEA design. As early as 2014, a Swedish blogger drew attention to this misattribution, publishing a denial from a Borsani family representative and the Tecno company. Nevertheless, this legend lives on in some online listings. Even an ordinary wall hook from a catalogue can thus acquire an unexpectedly distinguished pedigree online. It was actually designed in 1994 by Tord Björklund, the designer of the now highly popular MUNK bookcase. Designed in a retro-futuristic style, its molecular structure indirectly echoes the Space Age aesthetic of the mid-20th century.

It consists of a steel base and tube onto which a swivelling head made of solid beech sits, adorned with small rods and beads. The entire coat rack is painted white. The wall plate has three holes for secure fixing to the wall. The wall hook has been thoroughly cleaned and it is in very good original condition with only slight scuffs to the wooden parts.