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Many coat stands to choose from

Thank you for visiting The Boot Kidz. Our company has designed a unique range of coat stands called "The Boot Kidz". There are other coat stands on this site. See the links below for more coat stand examples. Maybe you're looking for a formal office coat stand design or a more funky wall-mounted coat hook. Please feel free to browse or use the search in the top-right corner to find what you're after.

History of the Coat Stand

Coffee Shop Chair

Michael Thonet and the Coffee Shop Chair

Michael Thonet (1796 - 1871) was a German furniture maker. He invented bentwood furniture. In the 1830s, Thonet began trying to make furniture out of glued and bent wooden beechwood slats for chairs. His furniture making of chairs evolved into making coat stands out of bent wood using the same processes.

The Famous Coffee Shop Chair

His first success was the bentwood chair using layered wood in 1836. He established the company "Gebrueder Thonet" in 1849 and one year later he received a bronze medal for his Vienna bentwood chairs. In 1856 Gebruder Thonet receives a patent for the bentwood process of manufacturing. The 1859 chair he created Kaffeehausstuhl Nr. 14, or the "coffee shop chair". 30 million were produced up until 1930. It yielded a gold medal for Thonet's enterprise at the 1867 Paris World's Fair.

First Coat Stand for Cafe Daum

Part of Thonet's first independent commission in 1849, was the Bentwood Coat Stand for the Cafe Daum in Vienna. A timeless design with classic, quintessential Thonet style. Designed to hold coats, hats and umbrellas. The bent wood coat Stand continued to evolve, see:

• 1890 Bentwood Antique Coat Stand
• 1929 model P29 Bent Wood Design
• 2007 Bentwood coat stand

For more information see the History of Interior design (book on right) or Thonet Bentwood Furniture (book on left).

Styles of Coat Stands

Coat stands have their own fashion trends. The Thonet coat stand made of bent beech wood started 150 year design quest by furniture designers to create "the modern coat stand". There have been many attempts by designers to redesign the coat stand. Here are some examples.

Thonet Style Victorian Coat Stand

Modern Steel coat stand

Designer Tree Coat Stand made in Birch Veneer

Coat stands come back into fashion

A sign of economic prosperity

Why are coat stands popular again? Coat stands are a sign of economic prosperity. People have become more fashion conscious. They are buying more expensive clothing. This clothing needs to be looked after. Also, a professional successful outward appearance is more important in economic prosperity. Thus, coat stands are sign of things improving. Coat stands are being used for art pieces at the front entrances of houses. Coat stands are something for guests to hang their expensive clothing on. Owning an expensive coat stand means you care for guests appearances as well as your own.

Victorian Era

Coat stands were popular furniture items in the Victorian era (19th century). The Victorian style coat stand with made from bent wood was a classic design. People placed coat stands in the entrances of their houses, often so that people could see the coat stands through the smoked or stained glass windows. Coat stands were a symbol of stability within the home - an indication that the owners looked after their clothes or outward appearance. Victorian style coat stands are becoming popular again today with the possibly short-lived, yet fashionable reappearance of Victorian values within the mayhem of modern society.

Coat Stands in the UK

This winter (2007) their are many coat stands to choose from as compared to last year (2006). Manufactures of coat stands have woken up to the trends and coat stand designers have been working hard to design appealing and trendy coat stands for a UK audience. Since homes in the UK are typically smaller - wall mounted coat hooks are more popular than door entrance coat stands. Prices range from £20 for the least expensive to £600 for the most expensive coat stands. Many are available off eBay.co.uk or Amazon.co.uk or some specialist coat stand online e-Stores (see links below).

UK High Street Coat Stand Retailers

Some big names in the UK coat stand retail industry are:

• Amazon.co.uk coat stands
• Argos.co.uk coat stands
• John Lewis coat stands
• Euroffice coat stands

Coat Stands in the USA

In every restaurant and office in the United States you will most probably find a coat stand. This is most likely due to the extreme weather conditions and the need to wear thick heavy jackets in the winter. People need places to hang their coats up. Popular places to buy coat stands in the US online are:

• Amazon.com
• SHOP.COM

Metal Coat Stands

Metal coat stands are usually made in chrome, steel, aluminium, or wrought-iron. The following sections describe each of these types of metal coat stands.

Chrome Coat Stands

Chrome coat stands have a metallic look and feel.

Aluminium

Aluminium coat stands are usually brushed to make them more attractive than unbrushed aluminium. Aluminium coat stands have thicker tubes used to construct the shaft of the coat stand. Aluminium is used to make Cannondale bicycles and the same principles of thickness and strength apply to coat stands.

Steele Coat Stands

Steel coat stands come in one of two flavours - Tubular steel and Steel rod. Tubular steel coat stands using steel tubes and pipes to construct the frame of the coat stand. Steel rod coat stands are thinner and are less more minimalist than their chunkier tubed cousins.

Wrought Iron Coat Stands

Wrought iron coat stands are usually made in the antique or Victorian style with curls and bends in the crown and legs of the stand.

Wooden Coat Stands

Birch Coat Stands

Wooden coat stands are usually made in birch, beech, pine, or oak. Birch is a wood closely related to oak. Birch wood is fine-grained and pale in colour and very popular for making items of furniture.

Beech Coat Stands

Beech is European and North American tree. It is a strong wood ideal for making coat stands.

Pine Coat Stands

Pine is the most common furniture making material. It is readily available and an important material for coat stand manufacture.

Rubber Wood Coat Stands

Rubber Wood is harvested from rubber trees that have become to old to produce enough latex to make into rubber. Rubber wood is a hardy wood and an excellent choice for children's furniture which needs to withstand many bumps and knocks.

Wooden or Wood Coating Coat Stands

Often when a furniture item is described as "wooden" or "wood coating" - this implies that the item is not actually made of wood, but is "wooden-like", usually plastic. Buyers should be aware of this important point.

Important Features of a Coat Stand

Crown

The crown is the top part of the coat stand. The crown must not unbalance the coat stand. Victorian style coat stands have large bent wood crowns. The bigger the crown the further the spacing is between the coats. If the crown is too small then coats touch each other.

Shaft

The shaft is the long pole that connects the base and the crown. The shaft can be thin, twisted, or made of thicker tubular steel materials.

Pegs

The pegs are what people use to hang their coats and jackets on the coat stand. The more pegs there are the better in a busy office. Number of staff = number of pegs. Examples of coat stand calculations: 20 staff = 3 x 8 peg coat stand or 4 x 6 peg coat stand. Number of pegs and distance between pegs determine whether there is enough room for clothes hangers to be hung off the pegs.

Material

The material chosen by the manufacturer to make the coat stand is one of the most important aspects of the coat stands. Often manufacturers choose cheaper materials to make more profit from the coat stand. Always choose a coat stand made of high quality material. Not only will it last longer, its resale value will be higher and it will look better too.

Base and Stability

The base is important for stability. The heavier the items that are to be hung on the coat stand the wider the base will need to be to prevent it toppling over.

Legs

The legs of a coat stand connect the shaft to the base. They add additional aesthetic appeal and improve the stability of the coat stand.

How easy is it to assemble?

Since you will only need to assemble a coat stand once. How easy it is to assemble is not that important. If you intend to assemble more than 2 or 3 coat stands at one time then choose a coat stand that is either pre-assembled by the manufacturer or by an easy to assemble coat stand with few parts.

Designer Coat Stands

Thonet has been in the furniture making business for many years. See their designer coat stands for more information.

Coat Stands on this website

Professional and Office Coat Stands

• Page 135 - Tree Coat Stand
• Page 136 - Coat stands for home and office (UK)
• Page 137 - Coat stands for winter 2007 (USA)
• Page 138 - Selection of Coat Stands
• Page 139 - Professional garment racks for shops, restaurants, offices
• Page 140 - Office coat stand with deluxe hangers

Bedroom and Bathroom Stands

• Page 141 - Valet Stands for the Bedroom or Executive Office
• Page 142 - Towel Stands for the Kitchen or Bathroom

Wooden Coat Stands

• Page 143 - Bentwood coat, hat, and umbrella stand (UK)
• Page 144 - Bentwood coat, hat, and umbrella stand (USA)
• Page 145 - Classic Victorian Hat Stand

Metal Coat Stands

• Page 146 - Wrought Iron Coat Stand
• Page 147 - Chrome coat stands

Other

• Page 148 - Coat Stand Reviews
• Page 149 - Designing a coat stand
• Page 150 - Coat Stand auctions
• Page 151 - Coat stand spellings
• Page 152 - Coat stand related definitions