Coat rack in black oak 48x180cm Ambroise - Hartô

The Ambroise freestanding coat rack, designed by Adeline Coulon for Hartô, meets a simple need: to accommodate coats, jackets and bags without cluttering the hallway. Its solid wood structure rises to a generous height, with a deliberately reduced footprint. The object stands on its own, without wall fixings, and can be moved as required.

The design plays on sobriety. The solid wood uprights cross to form an airy volume, complemented by oak-veneered plywood panels tinted in a deep black finish. The oak retains its grain beneath the tint, giving the whole a living material rather than a uniform flat surface. Nothing protrudes, nothing overloads: the silhouette remains graphic, almost sculptural, and can be read from the front as well as in profile.

Ambroise naturally finds its place in a hallway, but works equally well in a bedroom, an office or a professional space cloakroom. Its dark colour contrasts with light walls and structures an empty corner. It is a utilitarian piece of furniture that one assumes in view, not an accessory that one seeks to conceal.