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1970s Brutalist Bar Trolley by De Coene, Wood & Aluminum, Europe
1970s Brutalist Bar Trolley by De Coene, Wood & Aluminum, Europe

1970s Brutalist Bar Trolley by De Coene, Wood & Aluminum, Europe

By De Coene Frères

Located in Antwerp, BE

; shelves; drawers; storage; storing space; geometric; Wooden two-door cabinet with three shelves on the

Category

Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Dry Bars

Materials

Aluminum

Wild Back Curve Sofa with Geometric Pattern Fabric and Back Cabinet in Wood
Wild Back Curve Sofa with Geometric Pattern Fabric and Back Cabinet in Wood

Wild Back Curve Sofa with Geometric Pattern Fabric and Back Cabinet in Wood

By Lorenza Bozzoli, Fratelli Boffi

Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza

Sofa with back cabinet made of mahogany plywood featuring a giraffe-striped inlay, with two doors

Category

2010s Italian Sofas

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Architectural Wall-Mounted Chest, Gio Ponti Style, Brass Leg, 1960s
Italian Architectural Wall-Mounted Chest, Gio Ponti Style, Brass Leg, 1960s

Italian Architectural Wall-Mounted Chest, Gio Ponti Style, Brass Leg, 1960s

By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa

Located in Almelo, NL

-century modern design • Architectural geometric drawer fronts • Wall-mounted cabinet construction • Single

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top

18th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

geometric motifs. The cabinet features side spline columns and three spacious drawers across the front; each

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Inlaid Ebony Table Cabinet
Inlaid Ebony Table Cabinet

Inlaid Ebony Table Cabinet

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine 18th century ebony and bone inlaid table cabinet with geometric and line inlay on eight

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Ebony

Bert England Brutalist Forward Trend Drop-Leaf Bar Cart / Serving Cabinet
Bert England Brutalist Forward Trend Drop-Leaf Bar Cart / Serving Cabinet

Bert England Brutalist Forward Trend Drop-Leaf Bar Cart / Serving Cabinet

By Bert England

Located in Las Vegas, NV

, brass-tone hardware, and an eye-catching geometric patterned cabinet front. This versatile piece has two

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Walnut

BAKER FURNITURE BURR WALNUT BEDSIDE CABiNET WITH DRAWER AND CARVED DOORS
BAKER FURNITURE BURR WALNUT BEDSIDE CABiNET WITH DRAWER AND CARVED DOORS

BAKER FURNITURE BURR WALNUT BEDSIDE CABiNET WITH DRAWER AND CARVED DOORS

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Pulborough, GB

Antiques of London A refined Baker Furniture bedside cabinet, rendered in beautifully figured

Category

20th Century British Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

8 Kai Kristiansen #31 Danish Rosewood Dining Chairs
8 Kai Kristiansen #31 Danish Rosewood Dining Chairs

8 Kai Kristiansen #31 Danish Rosewood Dining Chairs

By Kai Kristiansen, Schou Andersen Møbelfabrik

Located in Chattanooga, TN

his smooth and geometric Mid-Century Modern cabinets, tables, and dining chairs. Working in oak, teak

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Rosewood

20th Century Danish Pair of Vintage Modern Open Teak Chairs by Kai Kristiansen
20th Century Danish Pair of Vintage Modern Open Teak Chairs by Kai Kristiansen

20th Century Danish Pair of Vintage Modern Open Teak Chairs by Kai Kristiansen

By Kai Kristiansen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, in Copenhagen. He is best-known for his elegant and geometric Mid-Century Modern cabinets, tables and

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak, Upholstery, Cotton

Bert England Forward Trends Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart
Bert England Forward Trends Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart

Bert England Forward Trends Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart

By Johnson Furniture Company, Bert England

Located in St. Louis, MO

Bert England for Johnson Furniture walnut bar cart with expandable top, lower shelves flank cabinet

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Monington and Weston Piano in Mahogany and Macassar Ebony
Mid-Century Modern Monington and Weston Piano in Mahogany and Macassar Ebony

Mid-Century Modern Monington and Weston Piano in Mahogany and Macassar Ebony

Located in Leeds, GB

Mid-Century Modern style, 1956, Monington and Weston upright piano. Cabinet made from a contrasting

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Macassar, Mahogany

Vintage Italian double bed with bedside tables attributed to Ico Pairisi
Vintage Italian double bed with bedside tables attributed to Ico Pairisi

Vintage Italian double bed with bedside tables attributed to Ico Pairisi

By Ico Parisi

Located in Milano, IT

store dreams and wishes. The linear and geometric angles of the bedside cabinet drawers tell a story of

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Pale Oak Five Door Cabinet with Geometric Inlay, France, C. 1948
Pale Oak Five Door Cabinet with Geometric Inlay, France, C. 1948

Pale Oak Five Door Cabinet with Geometric Inlay, France, C. 1948

By Maison Dominique

Located in New York, NY

Five-door pale oak cabinet with geometric patterned inlay in the manner of Dominique.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Oak

A Painted Geometric Cabinet
A Painted Geometric Cabinet

A Painted Geometric Cabinet

Unavailable|$11,834

A Painted Geometric Cabinet

Located in Petworth, GB

A painted geometric cabinet Italy, circa 1840 and later ” A stunning geometric painted 2 door

Category

Antique 1840s Italian Cabinets

Materials

Pine

Contemporary Geometric Cabinet with Onyx Stone
Contemporary Geometric Cabinet with Onyx Stone

Contemporary Geometric Cabinet with Onyx Stone

By Pilar Climent

Located in Mexico City, MX

This geometric cabinet is made of iron plates and onyx stones. Let this handmade rust-colored

Category

2010s Mexican Other Cabinets

Materials

Onyx, Iron

A French Napoleon III 1890's oak geometric cabinet
A French Napoleon III 1890's oak geometric cabinet

A French Napoleon III 1890's oak geometric cabinet

Located in Sint-Kruis, BE

A French Napoleon III 1890's oak geometric cabinet

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Rare Monumental Paul Evans Signed Geometric Cabinet 1972
Rare Monumental Paul Evans Signed Geometric Cabinet 1972

Rare Monumental Paul Evans Signed Geometric Cabinet 1972

By Paul Evans

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fantastic tall cabinet has four metal faced drawers on the lower section with an adjustable

Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

Geometric Cabinet in Mirror Polished Steel, Stellar by Jake Phipps
Geometric Cabinet in Mirror Polished Steel, Stellar by Jake Phipps

Geometric Cabinet in Mirror Polished Steel, Stellar by Jake Phipps

By Jake Phipps

Located in Richmond, North Yorkshire

cabinet are in stark contrast to the turbulent geometric seam of individually sized and angled mirrored

Category

2010s British Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Blue Wave Cabinet, Geometric Pattern
Blue Wave Cabinet, Geometric Pattern

Blue Wave Cabinet, Geometric Pattern

By Noëlla Aoun Design Studio

Located in Beirut, LB

. It is a collection of nine products consisting of two cabinets, a console, a coffee table, four side

Category

2010s Lebanese Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Contemporary Geometrical Crystal Inlayed Cabinet
Contemporary Geometrical Crystal Inlayed Cabinet

Contemporary Geometrical Crystal Inlayed Cabinet

By Pilar Climent

Located in Mexico City, MX

Elegant metal rings cabinet with inlayed selenite crystals.

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Cabinets

Materials

Crystal, Iron

Signed Paul Evans Geometric Hanging Cabinet 1970
Signed Paul Evans Geometric Hanging Cabinet 1970

Signed Paul Evans Geometric Hanging Cabinet 1970

By Paul Evans

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a wonderful geometric hanging cabinet with 4 adjustable shelves by Paul Evans. It is signed

Category

Vintage 1970s American Cabinets

18th Century Geometric Italian Walnut Credenza and Sideboard Cabinet
18th Century Geometric Italian Walnut Credenza and Sideboard Cabinet

18th Century Geometric Italian Walnut Credenza and Sideboard Cabinet

Located in San Francisco, CA

An early 18th century Baroque florentine geometric and figural carved walnut credenza and sideboard

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Modern Cabinet With Geometric Surface Wood Structure & Gold Polished Brass Legs
Modern Cabinet With Geometric Surface Wood Structure & Gold Polished Brass Legs

Modern Cabinet With Geometric Surface Wood Structure & Gold Polished Brass Legs

By Hommes Studio

Located in Porto, PT

Rosalia Cabinet is an outstanding modern style design. This bar cabinet combines harmonious shapes

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Geometric Marquetry Secretary
Geometric Marquetry Secretary

Geometric Marquetry Secretary

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wonderful and unusual geometric-marquetry secretary. A traditional drop-down secretary taken to

Category

Vintage 1970s American Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Aida Marble Cabinet by Serafini
Aida Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Aida Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Unavailable|$20,661 / item

Aida Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Located in London, GB

the surface, thus creating the geometric textures characteristic of this cabinet. Upon completion, our

Category

2010s Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Punta Marble Cabinet by Serafini
Punta Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Punta Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Unavailable|$14,011 / item

Punta Marble Cabinet by Serafini

Located in London, GB

Create comfortable and elegant spaces with the geometric surfaces of Punta cabinet. Punta cabinet

Category

2010s Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Antique Geometric Counter
Antique Geometric Counter

Antique Geometric Counter

Unavailable|$5,375

Antique Geometric Counter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

White washed diamonds adorn the front of this petite antique counter from Europe circa 1890. Accessible from the back, this piece offers the storage of three drawers and generous she...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Sideboards

Don Shoemaker Geometric Credenza
Don Shoemaker Geometric Credenza

Don Shoemaker Geometric Credenza

By Don S. Shoemaker

Located in Mexico City, MX

Don Shoemaker geometric credenza.

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Flemish Ebony and Blackened Wood Cabinet
Flemish Ebony and Blackened Wood Cabinet

Flemish Ebony and Blackened Wood Cabinet

Located in Paris, FR

Cabinet decorated with geometric patterns in painted wood opening on a small theatre inlaid with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Cabinets

Indian Geometric, Inlaid Bone Bureau
Indian Geometric, Inlaid Bone Bureau

Indian Geometric, Inlaid Bone Bureau

Located in New York, NY

Indian Grey and White Geometric Bone Bureau.

Category

20th Century Dressers

Art Deco Credenza with Geometric Marquetry
Art Deco Credenza with Geometric Marquetry

Art Deco Credenza with Geometric Marquetry

Located in Memphis, TN

rounded corners hails from the 1940s. Geometric marquetry work is stunning. Three cabinet doors reveal

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Modern Metal Cabinet with Medieval Lattice Design
Modern Metal Cabinet with Medieval Lattice Design

Modern Metal Cabinet with Medieval Lattice Design

By Pilar Climent

Located in Mexico City, MX

Modern metal cabinet with geometrical lasser cutted pattern inspired in Medieval motiffs.

Category

2010s Mexican Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

German Jugendstil Music-Cabinet by Joseph Maria Olbrich
German Jugendstil Music-Cabinet by Joseph Maria Olbrich

German Jugendstil Music-Cabinet by Joseph Maria Olbrich

By Joseph Maria Olbrich

Located in Reichenschwand, DE

The music room cabinet by Joseph Maria Olbrich, attributed to the cabinetmaker Heinrich Julius

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Star Shelf - American walnut geometric bookshelf
Star Shelf - American walnut geometric bookshelf

Star Shelf - American walnut geometric bookshelf

By Nada Debs

Located in Beirut, LB

Crafted from American walnut wood, the geometric star pattern, characteristic of traditional

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Shelves

Materials

Walnut

Milo Baughman Geometric Metal Vitrine Etagere
Milo Baughman Geometric Metal Vitrine Etagere

Milo Baughman Geometric Metal Vitrine Etagere

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Milo Baughman geometric metal and glass multitiers etagere - vitrine.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

A Pair of Art Deco Style Side Cabinets
A Pair of Art Deco Style Side Cabinets

A Pair of Art Deco Style Side Cabinets

Located in Finchley, London

A pair of Art Deco Style side cabinets with chrome geometric handle detail. Newly refurbished

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Cabinets

Modern Oblique Bookcase in Geometric Design
Modern Oblique Bookcase in Geometric Design

Modern Oblique Bookcase in Geometric Design

By Salvator-John A. Liotta, MYOP

Located in Palermo, IT

X.me is a modern oblique bookcase, designed by Salvator-John A. Liotta (LAPS Architecture) and manufactured by MYOP, with PVC foam shelves connected by a single extruded aluminum con...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

Geometric Credenza Made of Mayan Solid Wood, Handcrafted in México
Geometric Credenza Made of Mayan Solid Wood, Handcrafted in México

Geometric Credenza Made of Mayan Solid Wood, Handcrafted in México

By FOAM

Located in Mexico City, MX

The FIN cabinet is crafted on walnut solid wood, by artisans in México. Is the perfect iconic piece

Category

2010s Mexican Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Redwood Geometric Slat Bookcase, Circa 1970's
Redwood Geometric Slat Bookcase, Circa 1970's

Redwood Geometric Slat Bookcase, Circa 1970's

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An architectural wood shelf like no other. The scale is as impressive as the design. You will never see this one again.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Modern Geometric Pink Sideboard, Gloss Blue Lacquer & Black Stainless Steel

Modern Geometric Pink Sideboard, Gloss Blue Lacquer & Black Stainless Steel

By Hommes Studio

Located in Porto, PT

Modern Sideboar With Gloss Blue Lacquer and Black Stainless Steel Rosalia Sideboard Blue is an outstanding modern style design with an elegant theatrical shape to be part of your h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Point Credenza - a Modern Geometric Sideboard with Inlay
Point Credenza - a Modern Geometric Sideboard with Inlay

Point Credenza - a Modern Geometric Sideboard with Inlay

By HEMO

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Point is a modern sideboard of geometric lines. Precious inlays handcrafted. A metal handle of

Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Original Jugendstil Vitrine with geometrical Inlays (Budapest, 1905)
Original Jugendstil Vitrine with geometrical Inlays (Budapest, 1905)

Original Jugendstil Vitrine with geometrical Inlays (Budapest, 1905)

Located in Wien, AT

Website: www . traudeskinder . com Instagram: traudes.kinder Objekt: Pfeilerschrank/Kredenz Entwurf: unbekannte Kunstmöbeltischlerei (vmtl. Budapest, um 1905) Modell-Nummer: - Ausfü...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Modern Geometric Pink Sideboard, Gloss Beige Red Lacquer & Black Stainless Steel
Modern Geometric Pink Sideboard, Gloss Beige Red Lacquer & Black Stainless Steel

Modern Geometric Pink Sideboard, Gloss Beige Red Lacquer & Black Stainless Steel

By Hommes Studio

Located in Porto, PT

Modern Sideboar With Gloss Beige Red Lacquer and Black Stainless Steel Rosalia Sideboard is an outstanding modern style design with an elegant theatrical shape to be part of your...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Late 17th Century English Oak Geometrically Moulded Dresser Base
Late 17th Century English Oak Geometrically Moulded Dresser Base

Late 17th Century English Oak Geometrically Moulded Dresser Base

Located in Skipton, GB

central cupboard door, flanking the cupboard are two banks of cushion and geometrically moulded drawers

Category

Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Dressers

Materials

Oak

Geometric Pattern Side Board in White Satin Lacquer
Geometric Pattern Side Board in White Satin Lacquer

Geometric Pattern Side Board in White Satin Lacquer

Located in Compton, CA

This "8-track" credenza rocks! With three-doors, this credenza features beautifully handcrafted routered door faces and Lucite cone legs with brass caps. Each door opens with magneti...

Category

2010s Asian Sideboards

Materials

Lacquer

Victorian Mahogany Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Geometric Parquetry Top
Victorian Mahogany Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Geometric Parquetry Top

Victorian Mahogany Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Geometric Parquetry Top

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Victorian mahogany revolving tabletop bookcase with geometric parquetry top upon sculpted feet

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Long Three Drawer Country Oak Server, Geometric Moulded Front
Long Three Drawer Country Oak Server, Geometric Moulded Front

Long Three Drawer Country Oak Server, Geometric Moulded Front

Located in Port Chester, NY

A handsome English dark oak server, console or sideboard with a geomtric pattern on the 3 drawer fronts. Although this piece is mid 19th Century, it has all the sensibilities of a m...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Geometric Painted Georgian Chest
Geometric Painted Georgian Chest

Geometric Painted Georgian Chest

Located in Downham Market, GB

drawers in the most remarkable layered & distressed geometric paint. Raised on it's original splayed

Category

Antique 19th Century British Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Walnut Geometric Panelled Coffer
18th Century French Walnut Geometric Panelled Coffer

18th Century French Walnut Geometric Panelled Coffer

Located in Malvern, Victoria

open storage space above a deep framed rectangular mould, housing three geometric shaped panels. The

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

Contemporary Handmade Buffet "Phaethon" with Geometric Marble Facade by Anaktae
Contemporary Handmade Buffet "Phaethon" with Geometric Marble Facade by Anaktae

Contemporary Handmade Buffet "Phaethon" with Geometric Marble Facade by Anaktae

By ANAKTAE

Located in Athens, GR

wood base. The facade is composed of marble rectangular pieces that create geometric configurations on

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Buffets

Materials

Marble

Blue Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped
Blue Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

Blue Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

By Matì

Located in Tradate, IT

. Extremely simple in its geometric shapes, this sideboard/credenza alternates colorful cubes in matt

Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Pink Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped
Pink Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

Pink Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

By Matì

Located in Tradate, IT

. Extremely simple in its geometric shapes, this sideboard/credenza alternates colorful cubes in matte

Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Ivory Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped
Ivory Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

Ivory Sideboard in Brass and Colorful Lacquered Wood, Geometric-Shaped

By Matì

Located in Tradate, IT

. Extremely simple in its geometric shapes, this sideboard/credenza alternates colorful cubes in matte

Category

2010s Italian Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Geometric Blac Sideboard, in Gloss Black Bird Eye, Handles in Gloss Red
Art Deco Geometric Blac Sideboard, in Gloss Black Bird Eye, Handles in Gloss Red

Art Deco Geometric Blac Sideboard, in Gloss Black Bird Eye, Handles in Gloss Red

By Hommes Studio

Located in Porto, PT

Limited Edition: Art Deco Marino Sideboard is an exclusive furniture piece for a contemporary interior design project. A contemporary sideboard with unique shapes is the wild card fo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

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Geometric Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the geometric cabinet you’re looking for. A geometric cabinet — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 240 options for an antique or vintage geometric cabinet now, or shop our selection of 58 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer geometric cabinet, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right geometric cabinet, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made geometric cabinet over the years, but those crafted by Joel Escalona, Matì and Modshop are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Geometric Cabinet?

A geometric cabinet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,750, while the lowest priced sells for $675 and the highest can go for as much as $35,391.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces 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 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. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, 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.

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