Late last year, industrial designer Adam Miklosi embarked on a self-directed project, creating primitive cars out of aluminum extrusions.
Here in the new year, he’s seeking a role for the leftover extrusions. After spying DesignWanted’s Rethink the Coat Rack competition, Miklosi came up with an idea:
“After the first ideation rounds, I made some early 3D-printed prototypes before diving deeper into render visualizations. Testing proportions, attachment logic, and the character of the hooks on real aluminium profiles.”
“I’m genuinely happy with how these turned out. A bit rough, very early-stage, but already showing the balance I’m aiming for: industrial structure + playful, customizable elements. Also couldn’t resist arranging them into a small, fun composition.”
Competition aside, I think Miklosi could easily get a side hustle going by selling these. They remind me of something you’d see from Alessi in the ’90s, back when design was fun!