● archive last updated in december 2024
hardware archive is a virtual home to a random selection of household hardware items found online and around the world.
the platform serves as an ongoing research conducted by the team behind the misused
- a multifaceted project that elevates ubiqitous hardware items to sensible homeware items.
● definition
a hardware item is a piece of mass-produced artefact that is not capable of functioning on its own.
a hardware item has to be used together with other items simultaneously.
● submission
based in london, the online collection is currently curated by liang-jung chen
of initial initiatives.
if you wish to submit a hardware item to be included in the archive, please send an email with images and descrition to the email below. any input will be much appreciated.
liang@initial-initiatives.org
● shows
2024 v&a museum emerging design commission
2020 london design festival
2020 taiwan desgin research institute
2020 melbourne design week
2019 dutch design week, eindhoven
2018 caoji gallery, tainan
● awards
2021 winner of dezeen awards
● reviews
2024 it’s nice that
2022 stir world, india
2021 obscura magazine, hong kong
2020 icon magazine, uk
2020 the news lens, taiwan
2020 the guardian, uk
2020 wallpaper, uk
2019 dezeen, uk
2019 dutch design week, netherlands
2019 elle decor, italy
2018 the news lens, taiwan
● workshops
2020 detour design festival, hong kong
2020 blackhorse workshop, london
2020 peer gallery, london
2020 taiwan design research institute, taipei
● for talk and workshop enquiry, please do get in touch:
liang@initial-initiatives.org
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helical door spring
doornail
dust corner
plant pot feet
porcelain strain insulator
electric fence handle
horse brass
rotoframe sprinkler
door ring in monster’s mouth
wire balloon
corrugated sheet bracket
night market screw
faucet key
magnetic door holder
keel roller
incense clip
bird control spike
truss connector plate
double pipe clamp
rope thimble
lipped handed fairlead
linch pin
magnetic soap holder
speakeasy grill
beaded hose guide
quadrant stay
rubber sink strainer
stair rod bracket
door knocker
gate spring closer
bonsai bending jack
stanchion hook
window pole hook
rubber basin plug
mooring buoy
cylinder pull
skatestopper
pizza saver
anti-luce fastener
rotating soap holder
wall-mounted incense holder
sash lift
pull
sliding glass door lock
cooling fan guard
rebar protection cap
timber latch
gargoyle downspout
skiffer
corner guard
tactile stud
stirrup
well pulley
peephole
tool hook
cleat
treble hook
buckle for strapping
handrail bracket
suction cup hook
fixing band
gutter bracket
sliding door roller
anchor plate
casement stay
double-sided tooth plate
spatula cistern lever
escalator anti-slide knob
3 way conduit box
glass insulator
car deterrent
door push
cistern pull
rain chain
bulb guard with hook
flexible arm
shutter dog
door wedge
ball corner
pipe valve
furniture sock
boot scraper
two pronged coat hook
rotary light switch
spiked chain
plastic handcuff
adjustable feet
lockable tap
hose clamp
seat belt tongue
anti-climb spiked-collar
flower frog
back box
swing bar lock
toggle clamp latch
spring loaded gate castor
corner floor drain
spring door stop
snaffle bit
emergency pull string
ball float
towball
ring shackle
roof anchor
piton
iron air brick
snow guard
outdoor tap cover
wheel chock
swivel pen holder
cross rope connector
webbing slider
trafficator
wind cup
pole step
bonnet cowl
road stud
piano insulator
retractable barrier
tablecloth clip
automatic candle snuffer
tethering ring
v-handle attachment
earth anchor
chinese cabinet round plate pull
tiller pin
heat sink
bus drop grip
sash weight
kite spoolfibula
glass ball claw
window restrictor
whip antenna
anti-tamper seal
shim
lion’s paw
ball lock cable tie
spring clip
door ball catch
butterfly corner code
ladder clamp
mudflap
fall arrest eyebolt
mooring snubber
pinch guard
brick clip
90° observation mirror
skirt lifter
rat guard
rope fender
soft shackle
g hook
tent peg
push button spring clip
draught excluder
rubber-coated magnet
friction stay
fire sprinkler head
crimping loop sleeve
tree tie
horn bulb
ratchet strainer
pear anode
toggle bolt
hip iron
octopus deck peg
victorian clothes airer
spring pen holder
wall-mounted hose rack
plumb bob
folding mast step
basket drain
chicken hanger
seat belt guide
shower head
magnetic knife rack
o ring
phone ring grip
roast duck hook
snow chain
telescopic umbrella cover
velcro tie
wire nut
crank handle
gas spring
wave spring
skid mate pallet cushion
pillow block bearing
slotted weight
bread clip
spring for gymnastics floor
insulation pin
cow ruminal magnet
spring-loaded banner bracket
street barrier feet
nylon wheel curtain hook
