Vintage Tino G804 Colour-Block Desk Organiser

A compact vintage Tino desk organiser whose black compartmented tray is enclosed by a bold four-part frame in red, yellow, blue and green. Its low architectural profile turns everyday stationery into part of a crisp, playful composition.

Description

The organiser is laid out as a shallow rectangular tray with two longer rear sections and four smaller front compartments, giving pens, notes, clips and other desk essentials their own place. The black interior provides a strong graphic ground for the colour-blocked outer frame, whose rounded corners soften the strict modular geometry.

Seen empty, it reads almost like a miniature architectural plan. Filled, the coloured border acts as a frame around the objects it holds, bringing order and visual rhythm to the desktop. Its primary-colour blocks and black grid reflect the bright, graphic language of postmodern design around the turn of the 1990s.

Design Maker History

The base is moulded with the Tino name, TT Design, Wella Production, item no. G804 and UK design no. 2004107. The official UK register identifies no. 2004107 as a desk tidy, applied for on 18 January 1990 and registered to Wella Plastic Manufactory Limited.

The Piece

·       Type: desk organiser / desk tidy

·       Markings: Tino; TT Design; Wella Production; Item No. G804; U.K. Design No. 2004107

·       Material: moulded plastic

·       Colours: red, yellow, blue, green and black

·       Configuration: two longer rear sections and four smaller front compartments

·       Approximate date: early 1990s

Condition

Vintage condition with light surface wear, fine scratches and small marks to the moulded plastic, most visible across the black tray and underside. The colour-blocked frame and internal dividers remain clearly defined. Please review the photographs for the condition of this individual piece.

Measurements

·       Width: 22.5 cm / 8.9 in

·       Depth: 11 cm / 4.3 in

·       Height: 2 cm / 0.8 in