Nickel Plated
Coat Hanger
Carl Auböck III, 1960s

Description:

A nickel plated brass coat hanger designed by architect and designer, Carl Auböck III, during the 1960s. 

A coat hanger created by a single line of tubular, nickel-plated brass, this industrially-inspired design typifies the aesthetics of Carl Auböck III. 

After training as an architect at MIT, Carl Auböck III returned to the family workshop during the 1950s. This design can be read as a sober, stripped-back reinterpretation of a walnut coat hanger designed by his father, Carl Auböck II.

As architect and designer, this nickel-plated design was included in one of Auböck III's most daring, and controversial, projects in Vienna: the INDIE store. Founded in 1966 and located in Vienna's city centre, a short walk from the Gothic spires of St. Stephen's Cathedral, INDIE became known for its signature black slate façade, much to the chagrin of locals. A space-age aesthetic which disrupted the pale sandstone streets of the city, Auböck designed not only the exterior of the textile store, but the interior too. Walls were padded with black silk and each surface, window and door was curved, only enhancing the shuttle-like feeling of the space. 

These nickel-plated hangers were an important part of this scheme. Complimenting mirrors and umbrella stands also fashioned in a similar industrial style. 

Specifications:

Coat hanger displayed on a #5439 hook made by the Carl Auböck workshop in Vienna. 

Height: 23.5cm

Width: 1cm

Length: 42cm