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In 1935 he moved into the flat at 18 Yeoman's Row, Knightsbridge, London, which he had designed for his own use.  He had been brought up in Japan and admired the clever design of houses there that made the most of limited space and obviated the need for large amounts of furniture by building pieces into the design.  Wells Coates continued to use the flat until 1955, when he returned to Canada.  At that time the wardrobe passed to his daughter, from whom the Museum purchased it in 1977.","physicalDescription":"Fitted wardrobe with sliding doors from the bathroom of the architect Wells Coates in his flat at 18 Yeoman's Row, Knightsbridge, London, where it was originally fitted in.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wells Coates","id":"A3035"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x40048"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wood","id":"AAT11914"}],"techniques":[{"text":"cabinet making","id":"AAT53607"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[{"text":"modernism","id":"AAT21474"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2018KY2046","2018KY2047","2018KY2048","2018KY2050","2018KY2051"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES341196"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES411390"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}],[{"text":"Wardrobe","id":"x31944"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1935","earliest":"1935-01-01","latest":"1935-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"W.13-1977","id":"O320891"},"association":""},{"object":{"text":"W.14-1977","id":"O368646"},"association":""}],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Designed by the Canadian born architect Wells Coates (1895-1958) for the bathroom of his own studio flat at 18 Yeoman's Row, Knightsbridge, London, in 1935. It was originally built-in but removed from the flat when Coates vacated it in 1955, just before his return to Canada.  A drawing of the bathroom, showing the wardrobe was published in Wells Coates' article on his flat published in the <i>Architectural Review</i>, vol. LXXXII, July 1937, pp. 53-8. At that time the architect had lived in the flat for about eighteen months.  \n\nThe wardrobe remained with his daughter, Mrs Laura Cohn until 1977 when she sold it to the Museum (Registered File 75/2224), together with a cupboard (W.14-1977) and a bed ladder (W.13.1977) which was given to the Museum.\n\nAn exhibition of the work of Wells Coates was held at the Heinz Gallery, RIBA, in December 1976.\n\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Wardrobe designed by the architect Wells Coates for the bathroom of his flat at Yeoman's Row, Knightsbridge, and originally fitted into the architecture","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Coates, Wells, 'Planning in Section', in 'Architect's Note', <i>Architectural Review</i>, vol LXXXII, July 1937, pp. 53-58"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["W.15:1-1977","W.15:2-1977","W.15:3-1977","W.15:4-1977","W.15:5-1977","W.15:6-1977","W.15:7-1977","W.15:8-1977","W.15:9-1977","W.15:10-1977","W.15:11-1977","W.15:12-1977","W.15:13-1977"],"accessionNumberNum":"15","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":1977,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-07-08","recordCreationDate":"2006-12-07","availableToBook":true}}