Gilles
Alain
BELGIUM  


1970 Brussels
Design as a second life. After studying Political Sciences and Marketing Management, Alain Gilles went on to work in the financial world. But one has to live one's own life. So, thanks to the moral support of his wife, he went back to studying Industrial design in France. He assisted Xavier Lust in his creations, but was eventually hired by Quinze & Milan before graduating. He worked for Arne Quinze for two and a half years as designer, developer and project manager on several high profile projects for world-renowned architects and editors.
He opened is own studio in 2007 in order to pursue his own dreams and develop his personal approach to product design, furniture design, art direction and interior architecture. He has since started to collaborate with several international firms.
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Rue des Ailes 80
1030 Brussels
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'Catch-them-All' Coat Stand
D E S I G N E R
Alain Gilles

P R O D U C E R
Alain Gilles / The Workshop, Belgium
2008
M A T E R I A L
MDF
width: 85 cm - length: 85 cm - height: 198cm (33.5" x 33.5" x 78")
This coat stand is a fusion between functionality and a sculptural movement. It is meant to look different from every angle and to create a general graphic tension within the piece. The general shape is the conceptualisation of a person catching a hat. One hand up the air just like the statue of liberty. This sculptural piece is meant to take a life of its own and become truly unique as people set their cloth on it. Only then do all the openings acquire their true function. They can be used to place things that are normally difficult to place on standard coat hangers, like gloves, scarves or anything else one might think off. The lower opening can easily be used by children who can now manage their garments by themselves, as they so much like to do.
If put in a row, a series of coat stands can become very lively room dividers.
Conceived in order to be sent as a flat pack item, both parts slide one into the other in order to give birth to the tree dimensional shape. No screws are needed. This upper market coat stand is made out of manually lacquered Mdf, but it is also available in oiled naturally-colored veneered plywood.
 


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