This stenditoio, or 'stretching instrument'--for the non-Italian speaking crowd--is one of the best clothes drying racks we've ever seen.
Found in the bathroom of a lovely Italian/Portland, Maine couple near Columbia University, this dryer is interactive, it's fun, it saves space, and it never has to be removed or packed away.
Michela smuggled it back from Italy after visiting family and it has been serving her household well ever since.
Each rod ascends and descends via a manually operated extension pole that attaches to little plastic rings. Once you have the clothes on the rack, you lift it into its highest position until the clothes have dried to keep them off your head while showering.
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Comments (16)
Where do I get one!!!!!
yes, tell us, where do we get one here in the states???
I lived in Budapest for a semester in college and my host mother had one of these in the kitchen. Very ingenious use of space in small but high-ceiling'd apartments.
I demand to know where this may be purchased. Reveal your source!
http://www.manufactum.com/group/187997/dmc_mb3_productlist_pi1.11449.page/1/dmc_mb3_productlist_pi1.11449.num/8/product/1401841/Product_Details.2866.0.html
able to purchase only in Europe unfortunately, but some European ties come handy in situations like this, despite that it costs a little fortune....
Oh come on, there has to be a US source. Ikea, hello?
Remember this post on the laundry airer from the clothesline shop?
Not quite as slick, but it comes close!
http://www.clotheslineshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=C&Product_Code=01004&Category_Code=IC6
I didn't realise these weren't available in the US. You see these a lot in England. They're actually found a lot in old country cottages.
The AT shop should start importing these . . .
A quick look around found this:
http://www.laundrylift.com/
I haven't looked deeply, but a white plastic one runs $40, a stainless runs $85. They also seem to sell retracting laundry lines and other products.
No, I'm not affiliated with them, just trying to find where I can buy one!
Upon closer inspection, the link I posted is a Canadian company. They say they do international shipping, but that's good news for U.S. purchasers because a $40 (CAD) product actually costs ~$35 (US)!
You know, that doesn't look THAT tough to build on your own... screw some hoops into your ceiling, get some rope, and some dowels and you're set to go.
I think I prefer the look of these a little better although there are fewer lines they disappear alot easier and add a nice touch to older turn-of-the-last-century buildings.
http://www.amazon.com/Drying-Line-Hotel-Retractable-Clothesline/dp/B0001E837M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8/102-4951404-5644157?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1176342662&sr=8-8
(Although now that I read the amazon reviews it might be better to find one that's actually chrome instead of painted plastic - but you get the idea anyway)
The laundry lift definitely looks like the original. I am so going for it.
What about this?
http://www.the1898house.com/
Does anyone have suggestions on where to find one just like the Canadian websites "Laundry Lift" in London or the UK? (that does look like original, very nice!) Thank you.