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18 October 2009

Merry-go-round Coat Rack by Studio Wieki Somers wins Dutch Design Awards 2009

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Dutch Design Week: Merry-go-round, a museum cloakroom where coats and possessions are suspended from the ceiling on a pulley system, has won the overall prize for the best Dutch design project at the Dutch Design Awards 2009.

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The project, by Studio Wieke Somers, was awarded the Golden Eye award for the best project in all award categories at a ceremony in Eindhoven last night, during Dutch Design Week.

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Merry-go-round is at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.

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Visitors place their coats on hangers attached to ropes on pulleys, which they hoist into the air and secure with a lock.

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Images are courtesy of Studio Wieki Somers.

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