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Paradise Tree

Coat Stand
2009 (released), 2021-2022 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Magis SpA (manufacturers)
Toikka, Oiva (designer)
Place of origin
Finland (designed)
Italy (manufactured)

Paradise Tree is a colourful coat stand designed to make tidying up more fun. Each of its branches is embellished with a different animal, botanical form or 3D shape.

Object details

Categories
Play
Furniture
Children & Childhood
Object type
Coat stand
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Base
  • Module
  • Module
  • Module
  • Module
  • Module
  • Stem
  • Screw
Titles
  • Paradise Tree (manufacturer's title)
  • Me Too (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Rotational-moulded polyethylene, galvanised steel
Polyethylene
Steel
Rotational Moulding
Brief description
Coat stand, Paradise Tree, Oiva Toikka for Magis, 2009
Physical description
Hat or coat stand made from six different-coloured segements of rotational-moulded polyethylene, supported inside by a galvanised steel rod. The base segment is red with an integral disc stand, above which the segments are successively blue, yellow, green, white and red. Each segment has two pegs, each peg beign a different design representing an animal, botanical form, or 3D shape. The topmost segment, crowning the object, is an abstract bird.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1890mm (Note: All parts fully asssembled)
  • Base diameter: 675mm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Kindly given by Magis
Object history
Part numbered in December 2023, B.85-2023 was merged with this record and cancelled.
Subjects depicted
Cats
Birds
Leaves
Summary
Paradise Tree is a colourful coat stand designed to make tidying up more fun. Each of its branches is embellished with a different animal, botanical form or 3D shape.
Other number
B.85-2023 - Previous number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.15-2023

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2023
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1741702/paradise-tree-coat-stand-toikka-oiva/
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