What role does the cotton strap used for the hinges of the folding solid wood hanger play?
Usually, folding solid wood furniture is fastened with iron hinges, but because thick woven fabric straps connect the wood, one wonders about its practical use when actually using it.
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Azmaya created the folding structure with thick, wide cotton straps instead of metal hardware to allow flexible opening and closing.
Looking into the gap where the hanger folds in half, thick fabric catches the eye first instead of cold metal pieces. Instead of using metal pieces for the hinges connecting the solid hinoki cypress frames, Azmaya's wide hanger interlocks wide, thickly woven dedicated cotton straps[1].
Using fabric straps as hinges instead of metal hardware in solid wood furniture is a method that achieves both a smooth operational feel and structural stability. Generally, iron hinges easily make creaking friction noises when opening and closing or have their screw holes loosen after long-term use, but cotton straps woven densely along the grain bend flexibly and make no noise.
The soft characteristic unique to natural cotton fibers also contributes here. Even when folding the hanger completely for storage or leaning it against a wall, the wood surface is not pressed or scratched by metal pieces, completely preserving the smooth grain of the solid hinoki cypress.
A method to replace the cotton strap if it becomes contaminated or worn out from long-term use has not yet been confirmed.