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Unusual Vintage Designs for Clothes Hangers

Without any context, when I first encountered these images I guessed it was an Industrial Design school assignment.

“HOOK UP” was the name of a 2018 exhibition in Japan featuring over 100 vintage clothes hangers, as well as new hangers improvised by a variety of artists and designers. The exhibition was apparently coordinated by “Hanger Holic” Tsugu Yasuda. Here are some examples of what was on show:

Believe it or not, there’s more to see–a lot more–here.