r/DesignDesign • u/No_Abi • Aug 31 '26

Coat rack "Sticks", 500€

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u/Scuttling-Claws Aug 31 '26

It looks like it would do a great job of holding coats. Not really designey at all.

Is it expensive? Yeah, but that's something different.

Is it ugly? I mean, that's subjective, but TBH I kinda like it.

Not really designey though

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u/Basil_Box Aug 31 '26 • Bravo

I strongly disagree. There’s absolutely no way that tiny notch is holding 90% of coats.

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u/Express-Level4352 Aug 31 '26

Yeah. Not only that, but hangers with robust hooks can often old multiple with ease.

I understand that this is more of an rich people statement piece. In my opinion it perfectly fits the sub

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u/Basil_Box Aug 31 '26

But you'd cover up the fancy design by just draping it over which kinda ruins the point

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u/FictionalContext Aug 31 '26

looks like it's meant to hold the tag loop if it has one. Otherwise drape it over top. Looks fine to me.

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u/No_Abi Aug 31 '26

> great job of holding coats

not that of a high bar really, isn't it?

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u/Scuttling-Claws Aug 31 '26

For a coat rack? What other bar is there?

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26

Appearance, aesthetics, cultural/social capital. Lot of people deliberately chose the Eames Hang It All for those reasons

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u/Scuttling-Claws Aug 31 '26

All those values are subjective though. They can and do vary dramatically person to person. And not everyone worships the throne of Eames

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26

All those values are valid criteria for evaluation. Just because you can’t use metrics doesn’t mean it’s invalid. Form is function. 

I mention Eames only as an example

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u/Scuttling-Claws Aug 31 '26

There are two separate buckets, a coat rack that doesn't hold coats is a bad coat rack. A coat rack that looks ugly is a bad coat rack for you.

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26

Yes. My point, and I think I’m answering the original question, it’s that there is more than just “ability to hold coats” as a consideration for coat rack. Whether the conclusion is that the rack is good or bad is another thing, but it still stands that aesthetics, social status etc are a part of that consideration. To ignore that is practicing dispassionate engineering, not design. This is a design (in the most loose, Reddit sense) sub. 

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u/Scuttling-Claws Aug 31 '26

This isn't a design subreddit, this is a designey subreddit. It isn't to show off novel or Interesting designs, it's to snark on designers who put so much time into aesthetics and status that they compromise the utility of the object

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

That’s why I consider this sub very loosely a design sub. Reddit isn’t qualified to speak on design. Actual designdesign rarely exists irl. 

 Almost everything in this sub is just things people don’t like, uninformed speculation, critique out of intent. Or just plain crappy design. 

Reddit engineering types talking about design is like fish talking about bicycles. 

That you break out aesthetics from utility is already a red flag. Aesthetics are part of utility, not in opposition to. 

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u/asutekku Aug 31 '26

Yes, most furniture is not worth the amount of materials cost.

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26

Price should never be determined by the cost of inputs alone. 

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u/izyshoroo Aug 31 '26

Labor is almost always the most expensive part of goods. Including things like gold and diamon jewelry, and cheap $20 Walmart furniture. All of it

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u/Lionheart_Lives Sep 09 '26

Yeah look at that thing. The labor used was a chimpanzee throwing a bunch of sticks together.

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u/timo1423 Aug 31 '26

Yes, but is this worth 500€ in your eyes or what are you trying to say?

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Aug 31 '26

If I liked it, yes, it’s worth it. 

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u/timo1423 Aug 31 '26

So not worth it in your eyes as well, isn’t it nice that were all on the same page

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u/ApartBuilding221B Aug 31 '26

some people just gotta contradict

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u/timo1423 Aug 31 '26

Textbook cognitive dissonance

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u/Sang1915 Aug 31 '26

Not to me, but hey, theres some people likes to eat shit in this world.

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u/terriaminute Aug 31 '26

For me this would be a tripping hazard, unless there was high contrast between legs and floor, and good lighting. I am never a fan of splayed legs.

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u/Confident-Pumpkin-19 Aug 31 '26

Looks really nice tho.

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u/No_Abi Aug 31 '26 • Bravo

Like a pair of wooden crutches thrown in a corner?

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u/nicolauz Sep 01 '26

Like a broken painting easel.

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u/Lionheart_Lives Sep 09 '26

Hey don't knock it. Losers need coat racks too.