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Brilliant Design for a Travel Hanger
Functional, minimalist, good use of materials
Whenever I need to travel with a clothes hanger, I use this awful plastic thing:
Enter a caption (optional)Beyond the fact that it's flat and that the hook folds down, there really isn't much design effort making this a travel-friendly item. With its broad outline it's awkward to pack, and I'm always worried the thing is going to snap if weight is placed across it.
I don't need a travel hanger often enough to seek out a good one, but I just came across this clever design, the Y002 by Japanese design brand Y:
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Enter a caption (optional)Just a piece of leather and two pieces of wood. Thin enough to slip into a bag while hardly taking up any space. An almost-perfect choice of materials. I say "almost" because the designers do acknowledge one flaw, translated from Japanese here: "Since we are using real leather, if you use wet or humid clothing, or when used in a humid place, leather dyes may be transferred to clothing."
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Enter a caption (optional)The katakana in that last photo indicates the two wood options: Mahogany up top, and the lower one is made from Ramin, a tropical hardwood found in Southeast Asia.
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Just stumbled on this. Have been working on my own version of the ‘Indiana Jones’ portable coat hanger for a few months, but haven’t cracked it yet. Aluminium version works fine, but I don’t think they would like aluminium tube going through an airport scanner. Plastic tube doesn’t seem to provide the rigidity. Am looking into bamboo next
I'm looking to buy these in bulk and having a hard time doing so from Alibaba. Does anyone have any leads?
Thanks for sharing this! I can't wait to get in the shop and make one before my next trip.
Ever since I lost my "Raiders of the Lost Ark" style foldable hanger on a trip many years, I've been looking for a replacement. It was also Japanese-made, btw, and apparently no longer made. Unfortunately, this one from Y002 won't work in most hotel room closets since they usually only have a rod and this hanger has no means to hook onto it.
Mick, this hanger may still work for you. You could tie/"make fast" this hanger to a rod if the cord is long enough. It's just a matter of experimenting with the right knot. Though technically it will be called a hitch since the rod is fixed. And yes, I am a bit of a knot nerd.