Many who regularly wear facemasks have opted for permanent cloth ones, rather than the disposable kind. Healthcare professionals have no such option, so hospitals are stocked with disposable facemasks (when they're in stock). That means facemask dispensers are needed.
A perusal of medical supply websites shows that these have received a minimum of design attention, and their doesn't appear to be any standard (nor standout) design:
Only a couple of dispensers even take the packaging they come in into account:
And I did find one bizarre design that resembles a Xenomorph from the Alien franchise:
Is it just me?
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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A Look at Face Mask Dispensers
Dude that last one is a napkin dispenser from San Jamar, not a face mask dispenser.
https://www.sanjamar.com/product/venue-napkin-dispenser-with-stand/
I was really hoping for some sort of "put your face here" face-hugger style dispenser. I'm surprised how many of these have open slots allowing for contamination via air flow or incidental touch. Seems not one is made from abiotic or amicrobial materials.