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An Alternative Take on the Wall Hook
The X-Hanger, by Studio Shulab
"The right design solution can materialize in many different forms," writes industrial design duo Kfir Schwalb and Orit Magia, a/k/a Studio Shulab, describing their process. A good case in point is their take on the wall hook, which sharply departs from the incumbent form factor. Their X-Hanger offers a more formal way to store a garment, while becoming a visual statement:
"The design focused on the fusion between a regular clothes rack and a hook rack," they write.
The X-Hanger is made from powder-coated steel. Sadly, it does not appear to be in production.
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I get the concept of the lower portion imitating a coat hanger, but in actual use it seems like it would be awkward. You can handle and manipulate a coat hanger in any direction to put it in a piece of clothing whereas this is attached to the wall.
Oh, I know! If the lower portion was sprung so that it could be folded inward, then the user could pinch them together, slip the shirt/coat/etc on and let them open again, it would solve the problem. Set up so that closed it presses against the wall and there is a block or pin between them so that the spring mechanism isn't always holding it open.