Variset range of hat and coat hooks
Hatstand
1972-1973 (made)
1972-1973 (made)
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From the Design Journal, COID Awards 1972, London, March, 1972. pp.29-34.
A J Binns Ltd, a small company with an annual turnover of about £200 000, make one of the first adjustable systems of integrated hat and coat hooks in aluminium. Single hooks are available in blister packs, with three, five or nine hook units also available: customised lengths can be made to order. Each hook and spacer has a wedge-shaped section in the back. An aluminium back plate screws to the wall and the hooks and spacers slide onto the plate, thus giving an invisible fixing. A hat, coat and umbrella stand comes within the range and has been so designed that it can be demounted and packed into a parcel small enough to go through the post.
Variset range of integrated hat and coat hooks, designed by Kenneth Grange, made by A J Binns Ltd; Prices from 52p.
A J Binns Ltd, a small company with an annual turnover of about £200 000, make one of the first adjustable systems of integrated hat and coat hooks in aluminium. Single hooks are available in blister packs, with three, five or nine hook units also available: customised lengths can be made to order. Each hook and spacer has a wedge-shaped section in the back. An aluminium back plate screws to the wall and the hooks and spacers slide onto the plate, thus giving an invisible fixing. A hat, coat and umbrella stand comes within the range and has been so designed that it can be demounted and packed into a parcel small enough to go through the post.
Variset range of integrated hat and coat hooks, designed by Kenneth Grange, made by A J Binns Ltd; Prices from 52p.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Variset range of hat and coat hooks (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Aluminium and cast iron |
| Brief description | Hat stand and coat hooks, silver anodised aluminium, part of the Variset range of hat and coat hooks, designed by Kenneth Grange and manufactured by A J Binns Ltd., England, 1973. Part of a range which received a Design Council Consumer Award in 1972. |
| Physical description | Variset range of hat and coat hooks, aluminium. A cluster of six hat and coat hooks, six wardrobe hooks and a loop of aluminium strip to hold umbrellas, are attached to a central shaft which slots into an hexagonal, cast iron base. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1972. |
| Summary | From the Design Journal, COID Awards 1972, London, March, 1972. pp.29-34. A J Binns Ltd, a small company with an annual turnover of about £200 000, make one of the first adjustable systems of integrated hat and coat hooks in aluminium. Single hooks are available in blister packs, with three, five or nine hook units also available: customised lengths can be made to order. Each hook and spacer has a wedge-shaped section in the back. An aluminium back plate screws to the wall and the hooks and spacers slide onto the plate, thus giving an invisible fixing. A hat, coat and umbrella stand comes within the range and has been so designed that it can be demounted and packed into a parcel small enough to go through the post. Variset range of integrated hat and coat hooks, designed by Kenneth Grange, made by A J Binns Ltd; Prices from 52p. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.450:1, 2-1973 |
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