Tape Dispenser

A retro tape, that dispenses sticky tape. Nostalgia explosion!

When digital music and MP3 players became standard, so did the cassette tape’s place in retro and vintage culture.

Design Concept

So retro it hurts! Oversize cassette tape reimagined to hold and dispense sticky tape. Made from chunky heavyweight rubber that will grip your desk. Does everything a tape dispenser would normally do, but with buckets of nostalgic charm. A great gift for the old-school music geek in your life.

Designed in 2007

I conceptualised & developed this product whilst working in-house for London based design studio j-me. This became the first product that I designed for mass-manufacture and has been a huge commercial success.

First designed in black with two different colour-way labels, j-me went on to produce new variants in grey/white, red/red, green/green, and grey/black.

In April 2012, the tape was featured on TV in the long-running British television soap opera “Hollyoaks”

After being discontinued by j-me in 2021, it was licenced to suck-uk and relaunched in 2022! That's the version of this unique piece of stationery design that's currently available to buy in our shop.

red version of tape dispenser designed by Duncan Shotton originally for j-me original design
green version of tape dispenser designed by Duncan Shotton originally for j-me original design
black version of tape dispenser designed by Duncan Shotton originally for j-me original design

Specification

  • 1 x tape included
  • Holds standard small-core tape (19mm x 33mm)
  • Tape easily replaceable (just pull two halves apart)
  • Size/weight : 140mm x 37mm x 90mm / 200g

Materials

  • Non-Slip Rubber (Main body)
  • Stainless Steel (cutter)

Design Awards

Gift of the year 2008 – highly commended.

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