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CONTENTS
INITIAL RESEARCH............ 4-5
DESIGN PROCESS............. 6-7
MASS PRODUCTION PLAN... 8
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING.. 9
SPEC SHEET........................10
EXPLODED VIEW.................10
HALF SCALE MODEL........... 11
FINAL PRODUCT.................. 12

Initial Research
INITIAL RESEARCH
In my initial research I explored different aesthetic and functional problems that arose with coat
stand (how people hang coats, how they interact with them). I then created 3 different mood boards
and corresponding ideations for each board, narrowing my theme down to a simple and minimal japanese
design, targeting brands such as Muji and Mjolk. The environment I want this coat stand to live
is a small condo or loft for a young adult living alone or as a couple as well as fashion forward. This
coat stand would be multi-functional and flat packed. For aesthetics I wanted a light coloured wood
with a simple geometric structure.

Finalized Research
FINALIZED RESEARCH
In my refined research I carried out my initial theme direction. I decided to take inspiration from
traditional japanese room dividers because they are a flat packed design that are used to change up
the layout of a home and make a small space look more dynamic and large. It also ties into the
japanese simple design that I was going for. By combining this concept with a coat stand I came up
with a solution that allowed the coats to act as the room divider (allowing the user to decide how
much space is divided). For my prototyping direction I chose the middle concept.
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Finalized Research
-FIRST
PROTOTYPE
-EXPLORING
DESIGN CONCEPT
IN 3D
-BLUE FOAM
-REFINED
PROTOTYPE (2),
-CARDBOARD
-1:1 SCALE
-STARTING TO
FIGURE OUT
DIMENSIONS
-REFINED
PROTOTYPE (3),
-CARDBOARD
-1:1 SCALE
-CHANGING
WIDTH OF
PANNELS
-EXPLORING
FEET

Final Design process
FINAL DESIGN PROCESS
SOME OF THE MAJOR STEPS IN CREATING THE COAT STAND
MARKINGS FOR
HALF LAP JOINTS
CUTTING HALF
LAP JOINTS WITH
BANDSAW AND
TABLE SAW
FITTING
METAL RODS
INTO DRILLED
HOLES
CLAMPING ALL
THE PIECES
TOGETHER
(WOOD GLUE)
SANDING DOWN
EACH FRAME
WITH A PALM
SANDER
ROUTERING OUT
THE SIDES FOR
EACH HINGE TO
SIT FLUSH
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Mass production plan
MASS PRODUCTION PLAN
Kōto Kabe is a coat stand that is easy to reproduce. It is made of white
ash, a sturdy hardwood that is easy to get and is on the cheaper end of
most hardwoods. It has 3 hollow silver rods and hardware that are
inexpensive. Its dimensions are simple and use manufacturing
processes that are straight forward (drilling straight holes, installing
butt hinges, cutting half lap joints, etc. ). This coat stand will be
available pre-installed and flat packed, saving money on packaging
and shipping costs. This makes it easy for the client and/or consumer
to transport and set up.

orthographic views
ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS
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SPEC SHEET
A
LETTER
NUMBER
OF PARTS
ITEM
MATERIAL
D
A 6 SHORT
WOOD
B 6 LONG
WOOD
WHITE
ASH
WHITE
ASH
B
C 4 HINGES SILVER
D 3 RODS SILVER
E 24 SCREWS SILVER
E
C

EXPLODED VIEW
exploded view

HALF SCALE MODEL AND DETAILED SHOTS OF THE FULL SCALE
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KŌTO KABE
kōto kabe
WHO - FASHION CONSCIOUS
YOUNG ADULT(S)
WHAT - A FUSION OF BOTH
A COAT STAND AND A ROOM
DIVIDER THAT CAN BE FLAT
PACKED AND STORED WHEN
DESIRED
WHEN - WHEN YOU WANT TO
HANG YOUR COATS AND
DIVIDE YOUR SPACE
WHERE - SMALL OPEN
CONCEPT APARTMENT OR
LOFT
WHY - TO SAVE SPACE IN A
FUN, ORGANIZED, AND
BEAUTIFUL WAY