How to ID a Borsani Sputnik coat rack

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Kung.Fu.Cantona

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12/09/2013 2:32 am

When I see an unmarked Borsani Sputnik coat rack, what makes me sure it isn't an Ikea replica like this:
http://www.etsy.com/de/listing/161059093/atomic-coat-rack-mina-from-ikea-reminds?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=Borsani&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=DE&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=Borsani

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fastfwd

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12/09/2013 4:08 am

When you see that one, it is ALWAYS Ikea.
As far as I know, Borsani's only atomic/sputnik coat rack was the floorstanding AT16 for Tecno.
But if you can produce a photo (from a reliable source) of a Borsani coat rack that looks like the wallmount Ikea Mina, I would love to see it.

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12/09/2013 4:23 am

fastfwd is right.Borsani...
fastfwd is right.
Borsani did not design any wall mounted coat racks.
The ones you find online attributed to him are always IKEA.

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Kung.Fu.Cantona

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13/09/2013 6:17 pm

Thank you
I agree with you. And every hook I found, was in a condition that looked more like 1995 than the 70s.
Here a link to an ebay ad with two links to 1stdibs in the description http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Paire-de-Porte-manteaux-mural-designer-Osvaldo-Bo...

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Wanja

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24/09/2014 2:49 am

Hi! I've been trying for a few years making Swedish sellers understand that the hanger is fron the 90's and I blogged about the IKEA Mina hanger in 2012. The past months a Swedish auction firm has sold them as Borsani "Sputnik" by Tecno, though there is no evidence of any kind that he ever designed anything similar. A couple of days ago I decided to contact Tecno, the reply from them is in my blog. Please share it, let's put an end to the spreading of false attributions! Thanks for a great forum 🙂 http://wanjasvarjehanda.bloggplatsen.se/2014/09/23/10869963-osvaldo-bors...

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