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Coat stands have their own fashion trends. The Thonet coat stand, made of bent wood is a 150-year design. The bentwood coat stand has its origins with the first bentwood furniture including the famous coffee shop "Chair 14" by Michael Thonet (1796 - 1871). Michael Thonet furniture making of chairs evolved into making coat stands out of bent wood using the same processes. 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.  There have been many attempts by designers to redesign...

The Glastonbury Festival is arts and music festival held in the last week of June each year. The festival headlines leading bands and artists. The location of the Glastonbury Festival is usually at the Worthy Farm, 6 miles east of the town of Glastonbury between the villages of Pilton and Pylle.  The small town of Glastonbury is situated south of the city of Bristol, which itself is situated in the south-west corner of England in the United Kingdom. Glastonbury is the modern-day equivalent of the Woodstock festival in the USA in 1969attracting 1000's of music and art festival fans from...

What is wrought iron? Wrought iron is a purer iron with lower carbon content. The roughness of wrought iron gives the metal its unique antique-style. Wrought iron is tough, malleable, ductile and can be easily welded.  How is wrought iron made? Wrought iron was traditionally made in a bloomery furnace.  About Wrought Iron Wrought iron is commercially pure iron - with a very low carbon content. This is in contrast to steel, an alloy - another popular coat stand material (see steel coat stands) which has a higher carbon content. Steel = 2% carbon + iron. Wrought iron is a fibrous material....

This page has information relating to Gumboot festivals celebrated in honour of the humble gumboot. Gumboots are also known as Wellington Boots in the UK or Rain-boots in the USA.  Golden Gumboot Festival (May) The Golden Gumboot Festival is held every May in Tully, Queensland, Australia home of the worlds largest Gumboot. The Golden Gumboot Festival was first held in 2004. See the Tully Gumboot Festival website for more information here. Golden Gumboot Festival (October) The Golden Gumboot Festival is a new festival held in October at the Kiwi Valley Complex in Waitakere Auckland. Gumboot Day (First Tuesday after Easter) Gumboot Day is a...

Author: Karen Henry, Chief Designer, Bootkidz Ltd London, UK Email: karen@bootkidz.co.uk Google+ Facebook Twitter Bootkidz appeared on page 26 of the July 2011 edition of RD&T magazine entitled "Smash and Grab".  Retail Design and Technology magazine have a very impressive in-print/online magazine that has a "real magazine look and feel" with turning pages that you read directly on your computer screen.