Caio Cloth Hanger in Lacquer, by Paolo Cappello
By Miniforms, Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Caio is a hanger unit that makes this coat hanger smart and intuitive. It finds its own space in hotels, as an alternative to the traditional wardrobe, and in the entrance hall of a ...
Mirror
set of 3 Auböck Style red brass Wardrobe Hook Coat Rack Elements, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Bauhaus
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: set of 3 Bauhaus Auböck Style wardrobe hook elements. red and brass tone Origin: Austria Age: 1950s Description: This original vintage wardrobe hook element was p...
Metal, Aluminum
set of 3 Auböck Style red brass Wardrobe Hook Coat Rack Elements, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Bauhaus
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: set of 3 Bauhaus Auböck Style wardrobe hook elements. green and black tone Origin: Austria Age: 1950s Description: This original vintage wardrobe hook element was...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Metal Stand, Powder-Coated Red, Slovenia, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Great metal piece of home decor in stylish red form sheet metal. It can be used as newspaper, towel or wood stand in all living spaces. Can be used as a center piece or just pop u...
Metal, Sheet Metal
Three important ceramic coat hangers by Ivanhoe Gambini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Argelato, BO
Three colored ceramic coat stands, made for an important house in Busto Arsizio (Italy) by the painter and ceramist Ivanohe Gambini, Italy, 1950s These are authentic works of art, c...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Orange Umbrella Stand Holder with White Handle
By Glaro Products 1
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Powder-Coated in Orange Umbrella Stand Holder. This umbrella stand is newly powder-coated in what we call Hermes Orange color. There is great detail on this alumin...
Metal
Your guests might have to endure all kinds of harsh climes to get to your housewarming party, so let’s make sure their trusty overcoats and umbrellas have a home. Shop the antique and vintage coat racks and stands on 1stDibs today.
Coat racks, umbrella stands, wall-mounted hooks for outerwear — they’ve long served a practical purpose. In the days of travel by horse or foot, a guest might arrive on your doorstep bedraggled, windblown and often dripping with rain. While transportation has thankfully improved since then, a coat rack in the entryway or foyer of your home is still the beacon it was back then: It says, “Come in, where it’s dry and warm. Hang up your coat and stay a while.”
Coat stands are among history’s fairly rudimentary ideas, so it’s difficult to point to the original inventor of this eternally functional fixture, but Thomas Jefferson was said to have fashioned one of his own at Monticello. Jefferson, who would’ve made a great interior designer, placed a long wooden pole in his closet that was adorned with spokes from which his coats and other garments could be hung. The simplicity of Jefferson’s coat-tree is echoed in designs from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The timeless convenience of a wooden coat rack has endured. While there are striking Art Deco coat stands made of oak and walnut that would meet your mudroom needs well, some of the product designers behind what we now call mid-century modern coat stands turned to materials other than wood, working frequently with plastic and chrome to create unconventional alternatives. Simpler and pared-down coat stands of the mid-20th century were occasionally so interesting in form that they could pass as minimalist sculptures when not in use. Some designers, such as Jacques Adnet, helped to redefine what these classic furnishings could look like, integrating saddle leather and brass and sometimes even horseshoes for his wall hooks and racks.
Although a coat rack is undoubtedly a practical investment, we know that fun comes along with functionality. There is plenty to explore in the collection of antique, vintage and contemporary coat racks and stands on 1stDibs, so go ahead — hang up your coat and stay a while.
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