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Mid-Century Modern Modular shelving system BO71 in teak by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Modular shelving system BO71 in teak by Finn Juhl for Bovirke in the 1960s. Comprising 3 columns, 4
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

1950s French Industrial Modular Shelving System
By Pierre-Paul Prud’hon
Located in London, Lambeth
Industrial modular shelving with 20 adjustable shelves in a amazing color mounting on a black frame.
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Steel

1950s French Industrial Modular Shelving System
1950s French Industrial Modular Shelving System
H 79.93 in W 65.75 in D 15.75 in
Jorge Zalszupin Modular Shelving System for L’Atelier, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Utrecht, NL
This gorgeous multi-level shelving system was designed and manufactured by the Brazilian design
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Ledoux Shelving, a Custom, Architectiural, Modular Shelving System by Piscina
By Piscina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The modular design of our Ledoux Shelving system allows for it to be uniquely imagined and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shelves

Materials

Ash, Mahogany, Maple, Oak

Albert Hansen - Mid-Century Rosewood Modular Shelving System circa 1960
By Albert Hansen
Located in Nantwich, GB
This beautiful shelving system comprising of 3 drawer cupboards, 2 sliding double door cupboards
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Modular Sheving System "E22", Design Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1960
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Napoli, IT
Beautiful modular shelving system "E22" in rosewood designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italia
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Nils Jonsson Mid Century Rosewood Shelving system, magnificent condition.
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Nantwich, GB
An impressive Rosewood Domi 9 Modular Shelving System, designed by Nils Jonsson for Troeds in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Finn Juhl Wall Shelving for Baker
By Baker Furniture Company, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare modular shelving system. Six birch open front cabinets and two cabinets with teak sliding
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Shelves

Materials

Birch

Finn Juhl Wall Shelving for Baker
Finn Juhl Wall Shelving for Baker
H 13 in W 32 in D 11.5 in
Mid century String shelf system teak & metal by Olof Pira Sweden, 1960s
By Olof Pira, String Design AB
Located in The Hague, NL
A large 1960s modular shelving system ‘Pira’ designed by Olaf Pira for string of Sweden, made of
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Modular French Wall Furniture Orange Made in the 60s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
flexible modular shelving system is built in plywood, reminiscent of the great French designer Jean Royere
Category

Vintage 1960s French Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Modular French Wall Furniture Orange Made in the 60s
Modular French Wall Furniture Orange Made in the 60s
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H 73.23 in W 75.99 in D 11.82 in
Adriaan Dekker for Tomado Modular Wall Hanging Shelve, 1958
By Tomado, Adriaan Dekker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. It possible to fit multiple shelves together, thus achieving a personalized/modular shelving system
Category

Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Adriaan Dekker for Tomado Modular Wall Hanging Shelve, 1958
Adriaan Dekker for Tomado Modular Wall Hanging Shelve, 1958
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H 26.93 in W 27.37 in D 8.08 in
Adriaan Dekker for Tomado Two Modular Wall Hanging Shelves, 1958
By Tomado, Adriaan Dekker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. It possible to fit multiple shelves together, thus achieving a personalized/modular shelving system
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Radical Design Kubirolo Cabinets by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy, 1960s
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
Scarce set of 7 Kubirolo modular shelving system by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova. The elements
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Elysée Shelving System by Pierre Paulin for MAGIS
By Magis, Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The modular shelving system Elysée was born from the collaboration between Magis and the French
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shelves

Materials

Plywood

Set of Two Louis Van Teeffelen for Webe Lounge Chairs, Netherlands, 1960s
By Louis Van Teeffelen, WéBé
Located in DE MEERN, NL
his modular shelving system. Condition: Good, wear consistent with age and use. Original skai
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Teak

Franco Albini "Infinito" Wall Unit for Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Franco Albini wall unit for Cassina, c.2010s Italy. This modular shelving system, first designed in
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Teak

1960s Poul Cadovius Modular Teak 3-Bay Danish Royal System Wall Unit Shelving
By Poul Cadovius, Royal System
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
1948. This three-bay teak shelving system offers a wide variety of storage and display options. The set
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 5-Shelf System for Gubi in Oak
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be customized in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 5-Shelf System for GUBI in Oak
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be customized in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Oak
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be customized in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Vintage Danish Rosewood Modular Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Cadovius. Cadovius had the revolutionary idea to design a floating, modular shelving system that would
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Modular Teak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1950s
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Poul Cadovius. Cadovius had the revolutionary idea to design a floating, modular shelving system that
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
executed in three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 5-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 3-Shelf System for Gubi in Black Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 3-Shelf System for GUBI in Oak (95cm)
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be customized in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 3-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 5-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

System P1 Cabinet by Part Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Images by: Karin Van Winkel System P1 consists of a fresh blue coloured steel modular shelving system
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Stained Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
shelving system can be customized in multiple ways for a wide range of spaces to provide elegant storage
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mikado Wall Mounted Shelving Unit by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
bookshelves are a very pure and elegant take on the modular shelving system. We chose to use colored marble
Category

2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Mikado Wall Mounted Shelving Unit by Carla Baz
Mikado Wall Mounted Shelving Unit by Carla Baz
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
Oak Elevate Shelving IX by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Enzo Mari Dima Modular Wall Shelving System
By Simon Furniture, Enzo Mari
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari dima modular wall shelving system for Simon International Dima Italy, circa 1970
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Enzo Mari Dima Modular Wall Shelving System
By Enzo Mari, Simon Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari Dima modular wall shelving system for Simon International Dima Italy, circa 1970
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Danish Modern 2-Bay Modular Teak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s.
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Asaa, DK
bay shelving system model Royal. This is an original vintage floating bookcase designed in 1948 by
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Vintage Danish 2-Bay Rosewood Modular Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s.
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Asaa, DK
, modular shelving system that would maximize floor space and signify the end of conformity in shelving. He
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Stained Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
executed in three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Large Shelving System in Metal 7M
By Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, production 1960s Large modular shelving system designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti. In 1954, Olivetti, the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving V by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving VI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving III by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving I by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving II by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving viii by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving IV by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving ii by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving III by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving IV by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving V by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving I by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving IX by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving XI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving VI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Vintage Danish rosewood modular wall unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Asaa, DK
Cadovius. Cadovius had the revolutionary idea to design a floating, modular shelving system that would
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Danish Modern Modular Teak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1960s
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
architect Poul Cadovius. Cadovius had the revolutionary idea to design a floating, modular shelving system
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Danish Modern 2-Bay Modular Teak Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado, 1950s.
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
bay shelving system model Royal. This is an original vintage floating bookcase designed in 1948 by
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Shelving Storage Expandable Wall Unit Modular Custom Bookcase System
By Tim Byrne
Located in Oakville, CT
Custom modular shelving storage bookcase system by Get Back Inc. In the vintage Industrial style
Category

2010s American Industrial Shelves

Materials

Metal, Steel

Tomado Midcentury Modular Wall Unit, Shelving System with Rare Bookstands
By Tomado
Located in Schagen, NL
This modular industrial piece, features 3 shelves, two gliding stands for books and one stand to
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Danish modern modular teak shelving system by Hansen & Guldborg Mobler, Denmark
By Hansen & Guldborg Møbler
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish modern modular teak shelving system by Hansen & Guldborg Mobler, Denmark
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Teak

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Modular Shelving System For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic modular shelving system available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and hardwood, every modular shelving system was constructed with great care. There are 27 variations of the antique or vintage modular shelving system you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a modular shelving system — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A modular shelving system made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one modular shelving system that is appealing in its simplicity, but Poul Cadovius, Royal System and Cado produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Modular Shelving System?

Prices for a modular shelving system can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $975 and can go as high as $12,037, while the average can fetch as much as $4,949.

Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Modular Shelving System
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A modular storage system refers to a storage system made of different units, shelves, doors or other components that can be combined, rearranged and customized to suit your space. Shop a selection of modular and static storage systems on 1stDibs.

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