Every classroom in the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center is populated with distinct plywood chairs, each with nine holes on the backrest. To utilize those holes to give the chairs a new function, this product provides an object that could give people easy access to their personal belongings. By utilizing a hook, people would have a place to hang their bags on the backs of their seats rather than placing them on the ground.

The hook blends in with the style and form of the chair without obtruding uncomfortably into the user’s back. In a way, it functions similarly to an infill house: something which nests between other structures to activate a small wasted space, embellishing the area with new function via a small form. This infill hook gives function to a space that might have previously gone unacknowledged. An otherwise useless object, when put into its niche, becomes extremely functional.

The hooks are meant to be floatable—objects that are easily removed and placed in another chair. Within the school, enough hooks were fabricated to populate a few chairs in each room. This way they could be sprinkled throughout—not every chair has them because not everyone needs them. However, people who do carry purses and bags find them extremely helpful. They are meant to be property of the establishment and exist as community-owned accessories for this work environment.

This design can be applied to other spaces and pieces of furniture. In this version, the object is inserted through a hole in the chair and pushed down to secure it. The raw idea is one of a parasitic object that nests within commonly found furniture in a space. This small embellishment can greatly improve the quality of form and function in offices, studios, and classrooms, as well as other work or living spaces. By enabling people to access their belongings better, this product offers a solution for a common problem within the workplace.