Hook inspired the production of StaySafe by ALESSI – Concept Anna Borla, Design Gabriele Chiave

Many people, inside the public transports tended to support themselves by their shoulders, elbows or even tried not to use supports, in order to avoid touching the surfaces touched by everyone. To solve the problem, there is HOOK!

Hook is a tool born in 2018, capable of hooking to the handrails thus avoiding direct contact with surfaces. It is designed and produced entirely in Italy by a team of designers, engineers and professionals. It has been tested successfully on public transports, from Milan to NYC. Hook is an eco-friendly product, made with recycled fiber reinforced polyamides. The symbol printed on the side opposite the logo indicates the nature of the material. Hook is produced by Ergotec s.r.l, an Italian company producer of components and structural parts made of thermoplastic materials and composite polymers for many industries. Firstly, the automotive industry.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Hook began to be very successful and now, it is used to protect itself to avoid the direct contact with all the surfaces, elevator and ATM buttons, handrails, door handles etc.

The metal version StaySafe is now on sale by Alessi S.p.A.