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Desk·Keyring·ON THE WALL SINCE OCT
Craighill
Closed Helix Keyring
CHECKED 25 OCT · PRICES MOVE
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- Designer
- Craighill
- Origin
- Brooklyn, USA
- Edition
- In production
Skip if
You swap keys weekly or want something that stays shiny.
What they'll ask
Is that a keyring or a tiny sculpture?
What you'll say
Both. It's one bent brass rod, and the end screws shut.
Why it's on the wall
Most keyrings are stamped wire that bends open after a year. This is a solid brass rod bent into a single closed loop, with a threaded end that unscrews to take keys on and off. Nothing snaps, and nothing pries your thumbnail. It's the cheapest object on the wall and the one most likely to still be with you in ten years.
Living with it
Brass darkens fast in a pocket. Within weeks it goes from shiny to a warm, uneven brown. If you want it bright, polish it. We didn't. Adding a key takes a few seconds of unscrewing, so it suits a set you don't change much.
CHOSEN BY J. CLEARY·LIVED WITH IT 6 WEEKS
Materials & specs
- Material
- Solid brass
- Closure
- Threaded screw end
- Origin
- Brooklyn, USA
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