Why I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger

Thank you so much for supporting my creative whims throughout the years. Can you believe it's been almost a decade?!

[simonegiertz]

If you have any technical questions, my co-inventor @stumcconnel will be here helping answer stuff!

[viceursa]

I feel like you could push this at tiny home community because they would absolutely need something like this for their unconventional space solutions!

[FatherMarty]

I had a mentor that said to me "when we're done, we'll know what we need to do." Lots of wisdom there, that fits with your work style. Thanks Simone! You are such an inspiration to remain curious about the world and how things work.

[JadoVO]

Kickstarter is great but I would also HIGHLY recommend having this promoted through YouTube channels dedicated to van life, school bus conversions and the like. For those wanting to live a simpler, more compact lifestyle this product is a DREAM!

[kaselier]

I'm so tired of Youtubers with "product lines". I can't believe you've designed something so genuinely useful and practical that I would assume a large design firm invented it.

[calijoe]

As a Mechanical Engineer, it brings joy to my heart watching how you identified a problem and then worked through to a solution. I’m happy to see that you have recovered so well. Prayers for your health and for Diana as well. Well done.

[Nighthawkinlight]

It's so daunting to push a product all the way through manufacturing and into the real world. I've tried a few times and never succeeded. Congrats on a huge accomplishment. Do you have any tips for making a product without it consuming your life?

[aaronbrown]

I'm an Elementary STEM teacher and I've been showing this video to all my students as we learn about the Design Thinking Process. I've loved your videos for years, but always a bad word or two here and there keep them out of my classroom. I was happy this one was short and school-friendly :)

[ahmadmuraish]

I can now hang two rows in my cabnet... this is genious.

Well done Simone, thank you for your contribution to society.

[theoriginalmilji]

I can see this being used a lot in vanlife videos. It’s a great idea. It would save so much space especially if you lived in a van or a tiny home.

[CapTheNPC]

What makes this such a triumph is that it was birthed from a personal necessity. It's an everyday problem that you wanted to solve, and I think that's the true goal of any invention.

[udayshome]

In an age of oversold 'Design Thinking', it's so refreshing to see someone building out of aptitude, conviction, function & aesthetics without overdoing it. Kudos!

[annej]

I'm bummed! I only saw this now, 2 days after the Kickstarter closed. PLEASE let us know as soon as these are available to those of us too late! This would be perfect in my travel trailer.

[RoarSelbo]

This is a really smart idea for people living in smaller apartments, I agree "how is this not already a thing". I guess you are just a genius.

[vzveqqj]

The sailing community would be really on board with this product too! Such tiny wardrobe spaces and such a strong and product-sharing global community

[lifewithlis_k]

First time seeing one of your videos and as a small biz owner myself, it's so heartwarming to see your Kickstarter at almost $1 MILLION! You blew past the $50k goal because you created a seriously amazing product! Congrats to you and your team for all your hard work! 🥳🥳🥳

[Edited]

I was just in the middle of thinking about how much fun the brainstorming behind that box of junked hangers must have been when you started talking about it being a dream life. This is so stupid cool and I'm going to get giddy when I see this popping up elsewhere!

[moto]

Brilliant idea, I hope you have a patent on it. I'm sure Ikea would be interested in such coat hooks. They have an extra series for furniture that is supposed to save space.

[pesterenan]

Coat Hinger is SUCH an obvious, and right name for this AWESOME product! I can't believe no one invented this before in this way! Nice work Simone!!!

[Arunnn]

Absolutely brilliant. It definitely helps for these situations. I find that my issue is more often fitting as many things on a single closet rack than how deep it goes. For this issue, I definitely favor the multilevel hangers that let you hang 1-4 hangers from one area. I alternate these between my thicker sweaters/jackets on a single hanger and essentially makes an accordian style fit to my closet, which I find maximizes my space. I'm glad there's now an invention for maximizing hangers in restricted/close to wall space.