Thorn Coat Tree and Wall Hook - 2010

This collection of coat trees and wall racks began as a design concept and became a short production run that I manufactured myself. The pieces used a simple vertical post, a rounded base, and angled wooden pegs to create a branch-like structure that felt natural, useful, and easy to understand.

I produced the pieces in small batches using lathe-turned wood components and thorn-shaped pegs made through a lathe-replication process. The experience gave me a firsthand understanding of production, pricing, labor, quality control, and scale. Although manufacturing eventually ended, the project remains a meaningful lesson in how design intent has to meet the practical realities of making and selling a product.