"Most coat hangers exist somewhere between purely functional and aggressively boring. They're the things we grab without thinking, the wire creatures that multiply mysteriously in closets, or the bulky wooden ones that restaurants seem to breed. But every so often, a design comes along that makes you stop and reconsider something as mundane as a place to hang your jacket."
"That's exactly what happened when Swedish design firm Taf Studio created a coat hanger made entirely of veneer back in 2012. This wasn't your grandmother's wooden hanger. This was something that looked more like a sculptural whisper than a closet staple. Designer: Taf Studio The design itself is surprisingly simple, which is often the hardest thing to pull off. Taf Studio took thin sheets of veneer and created a form that's both structural and delicate."
"It bends and curves in ways that seem to defy the material's fragility, creating a piece that hovers somewhere between furniture and art installation. Looking at it, you might wonder if it could actually hold anything heavier than a silk scarf. But that tension between apparent delicacy and actual function is precisely what makes it interesting. What's even more compelling is that this hanger was never meant to be mass-produced."
Swedish design firm Taf Studio produced a coat hanger entirely from thin veneer in 2012, creating a sculptural, delicate-looking form that remains structurally capable. The design bends and curves to achieve a balance between apparent fragility and real function, prompting questions about what the material can do. The approach is deliberately simple, using veneer sheets to form a piece that sits between furniture and art. The hanger was created as a strictly limited edition of ten pieces for concept shops Merci in Paris and Cibone in Tokyo, sold exclusively to raise money for charity rather than for mass production.
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