Thin Black Lines Revisited // Wardrobes & Clothes Racks.

And so my obsession with thin black lines continues. Perhaps you remember an old post dedicated to this topic?

Much to my delight, I’ve been noticing a number of wardrobes, clothes racks & valets that have been stripped back to a single black line. These minimalist design pieces are like traces of sketches brought to life. Devoid of any superfluous decoration, they play with our perceptions of the second and the third dimension. This is precisely why I love them so, and I hope you do too. Let’s take a look at a few of my favourites.

Les Ailes Noires clothes racks designed by John Tong of +tongtong. This playful geometric welded steel collection features freestanding units weighted toward the wall. The collection includes 11 pieces, including a full-length mirror, a wall-mounted sideboard with glass shelf, a ceiling-hung rack and eight freestanding racks and are made of welded 19-by-19 centimetre steel bars. Watch this video for more.

Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng. Inspired by the traditional ladders, this clothes rack can either lean against the wall, or stand alone due to the built-in hidden hinges.

This post simply wouldn’t have been complete without the masters of think black lines Nendo, and these divine hanger racks made from bent solid steel. Extreme love!  

Mate clothes valet designed by Milanese creative duo Annalisa Dominoni & Benedetto Quaquaro of a+b for Living Divani. This multipurpose piece is both a seat and a clothing rack. Made from epoxy powder painted square tubular frame with welded seats, this piece will be offically launched in next week in Milan during the Salone del Mobile.

Radius I from Radius Design, designed by Andrei Munteanu.

Manubrio by Michael Konstantin Wolke is a coat rack that combines wardrobe and valet stand leaning against a wall. The piece is made from polished copper tube and racing bike handlebars.

Clothing Rails by Swedish designer Annaleena Leino. Available in three styles – rectangular, square, and circular.

Tilt clothes rack by Tina Schmid, via mocoloco. Presented at the [D3] Design Talents section of IMM Cologne 2013.

Berg clothes rack by Arash Eskafi from Negative Space. With a tagline “Build upon your own mountain of clothes with Berg” this piece is for those who tend to leave their clothes sprawled all over the floor, rather than neatly organized in their wardrobe.

The Loop Stand designed by Leif Jørgensen for HAY, made from powder-coated steel tube.

Oneline lightweight clothes rail by Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger, via Minimalismo.

Tati coat hanger by Asplund (previously).