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Clothes rack by Martha Schwindling looks like a bean trellis
Thin black aluminium tubes slot together in endless configurations to create this clothes rail inspired by scaffolding.
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Designed by Martha Schwindling, the powder-coated tubes fit together with resin connectors to create a customisable multipurpose clothes rack that looks a bit like a bean trellis.
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"The major inspiration came from architectural scaffolding," Schwindling told Dezeen. "It can be adapted to every construction site's particular needs and I wanted to create a smaller indoor version of these, a scaffolding that would adapt to people's homes or to the changing demands of decoration and presentation of goods in store."
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Four lengths of tube can be used to create a variety of configurations and sizes to suit the user. The system is named 9° after the angle of the slanted oval holes that the aluminium bars thread through.
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"Because the whole design is derived from this very simple idea of connecting oval tubes with each other, I wanted the project name to relate to this specific angle," said Schwindling.
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The three different resin connectors are formed in silicon moulds. They slot into the ends of the aluminium tubes to connect or top the poles.
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Horizontal elements, for linking the vertical legs and hanging clothes from, slot through the angled oval-shaped holes in one connector design.
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The upright poles can be used for storing hats on or wrapping scarves around.