Emblem of an order taste devoted not only to organisational efficiency, but to moral clarity as well, this modular wooden coat hanger was used by the Shaker community around the perimeter of some rooms to hang not only clothes, but all kinds of objects, including some furniture such as chairs. In an age of newfound attention to (and obsession with) order, the peg rail is back in the limelight as a practical support to put in order, and on stage, the ordinary objects of our daily.

Another timeless classic of Thonet’s production, it is perhaps the icon of the coat hanger par excellence and as such has come to identify not only one of the emblems of the Viennese and Parisian café coat racks, but the reference type which numerous floor-standing models were inspired by during the 20th century.

In Thonet’s extensive experimentation in the field of coat racks, the model designed by Kolo Moser stands out for its four-pillar structure culminating in a dome, which turns it into a highly architectural object, and for the significant dryness of its lines, which abstain from the curves and curlicues typical of the many virtuoso models of the time.

Prototyped by the Eames during the years of their experimentation with curved plywood and metal balls, Hang It All was created as a coat rack for children, invited through the joyful use of bright colours to hang “everything”: not only coats, but small personal items too. The original version with 14 coloured knobs – often compared to lollipops – is now rethought with new colour combinations, including recent tone-on-tone versions.

A pop desecration of the coat hanger, which uses an explicit and unexpected figurative element to overturn the expectations and the narrative horizons of the domestic universe, Cactus also represents an experimentation in plastic and chromatic and tactile solicitation research that this material can provide. Returned in recent years in new colours, Cactus is still made from the same mold as fifty years ago.

Compasso d’Oro in 1979 by the DDL trio, this coat rack inspired by the famous board game mimics the gesture of throwing its sticks, immortalised in a still image. The eight slats, assembled by a joint just above the centre of gravity, can be opened and closed as required, allowing the coat rack to be stored away in the summer season to save space.

As many objects in the Olivelli Synthesis series, this coat rack aims at embodying a new possibility for the office life: formally abstract but ergonomic and devoid of any reference to hierarchies among white-collar workers.

With this Servo collection piece, Castiglioni continues his compositional exercise with the series of domestic service allies with a coat rack that combines classicism with a touch of exuberance in the shape of the hooks.

A genuinely discretion exercise, Museo takes up the anonymous design of the many popular hooks in the French and English tradition, magnifying their presence with larger dimensions and a careful play on proportions.

A new style exercise on the search for the classic hook personality, Hang up is a double hook transformed into a small bijou poised between preciousness and invisibility.

A hyper minimalist version of the coat rack with a floor lamp, all based on the sign of the three hanging supports, Bincan is designed for the office and can be used both indoors and outdoors.

With a wall-mounted dotting, this essential hanger with its round, slightly curved body is designed to be used freely with other dots, in a playful and personal composition.

Mimed or simply evoked, the tree has often inspired the shape of many floor-standing coat racks. In the case of Tuta, the evocation becomes figurative, transforming this circular totem into a celebration of the decorative power of vegetation.

Handcrafted using the cast aluminium technique, this three-hook stand is a statement of formal balance capable of combining purity and geometric softness.

A childhood dream: this wall-mounted coat rack breaks up the apparent ordinariness of the white wire that makes it up through the playful action of the coloured pencils attached to its hooks, which, thanks to the action of gravity exerted by the weight of the jacket, end up drawing irreverent scribbles on the wall.

Signs is a coat stand with a compact functionality and a playful vocation. It is distinguished by the presence of a magnetic mechanism that folds the arms along the central shaft when no clothes are hanging.

Hanging coat rack fixed to the ceiling with a hook, it creates an original symbiosis between a nautical rope and metal hooks that tighten it as a clamp. Evocative of the marine environment, but also of a scenographic taste for living, it can be modified at will, adding knots or letting the rope slightly roll to the ground.

Presented at Design Miami/Basel 2019, this ironic yet functional integrated office furniture solution does not lack a floor-standing coat rack and some wall hooks made with metal profiles that combine a bright use of colour with a trait inspired by the Meccano’s game.

Inspired by the grooves of classical columns, this small modular coat rack combines practicality of use and a slightly sculptural taste for woodwork, making it an object of intriguing simplicity and great versatility.