Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2010

Courtesy of Moma Design Store

As dreams of a paperless office come closer to fruition, old-school desk accessories are increasingly turning into fetish objects. This must be one of the most scrumptious we’ve come across to date: a gleaming bird statue sculpted from chrome-plated zamak (yeah, we just had to Google that one too), which serves the prosaic function of keeping your paperclips in order. The work of Colombia-born, Milan-based designer Rodrigo Torres, it’s also heavy enough to use as a paperweight.

Chip Paperclip Holder, ¥7,350. Available from Moma Design Store: 3F Gyre, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5468-5801. Open daily 11am-8pm (closed on Gyrehols). Nearest stn: Meiji-Jingumae. www.momastore.jp