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Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Japanese Bronze Hawk Okimono by Maruki
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most endearing Meiji
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Nuage Shelving Unit by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid Centruy Modern Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit midel Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Green, Yellow Aluminium
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit model nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit midel Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit midel Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminum by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Japanese Red Lacquer Cabinet with Magnolia Design, Showa Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese red lacquer cabinet with a design of magnolias on a black background across the two
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

'Be-Andon’ Lantern Lamp by Masanori Umeda for Yamagiwa, 1996, Japan
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Chicago, IL
" (1982), a shelving system in the form of a robot. In 1986, Masanori Umeda returned to Japan and
Category

1990s Japanese Post-Modern Lanterns

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Japanese Taishō Cabinet with Hand-Painted Woodblock Prints
Located in Yonkers, NY
This stunning Japanese Taisho vintage cabinet is a favorite addition to our antique and vintage
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Rare Walnut Desk in the Anglo-Japanese Style Designed by Thomas Jeckyll
By Thomas Jeckyll, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare walnut desk in the Anglo-Japanese style designed by Thomas Jeckyll and made by
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lamp 'Be Andon' by Masanori Umeda for Yamakiwa 1996
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Japan. Japanese designer Masanori Umeda received his design degree from the Kuwasawa School of Design in
Category

1990s Japanese Post-Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Steel

Lamp 'Be Andon' by Masanori Umeda for Yamakiwa 1996
By Masanori Umeda
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Japan. Japanese designer Masanori Umeda received his design degree from the Kuwasawa School of Design in
Category

1990s Japanese Post-Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Steel

Memphis 'Cappello' Bookcase by Susana Solano, Italy, 1989
By Memphis Milano
Located in Antwerp, BE
Metal shelving piece by artist Susana Solano, a limited edition gem from the iconic Meta Memphis
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Iron

Sonoran Credenza by FDP Collection
Located in New York, NY
an oil-rubbed finish and custom-colored doors. Color door options are Japanese Red, Black, Blanco
Category

2010s American Modern Credenzas

Materials

Oak, Lacquer

Sonoran Credenza by FDP Collection
Sonoran Credenza by FDP Collection
H 30 in W 72 in D 18 in
Ghidini 1961 Zuan Living Cabinet in Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Ghidini 1961 Zuan Dining Cabinet in Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavour. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Ghidini 1961 Zuan Large Cabinet in Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavour. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Poul Cadovius and Bjorn Wiinblad for Cado Mid Century Pedestal Dining Table
By Susanne Fjedldoe Mygge, France & Søn, Poul Cadovius
Located in High Wycombe, GB
company Royal System. A few years later, in 1948, he designed the iconic shelving system ROYAL SYSTEM®
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Zuan Large Cabinet in Satin Brass Legs with Mahogany Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Zuan Dining Cabinet with Satin Brass Legs & Calacatta Marble by Paolo Rizzatto
By Ghidini 1961, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Zuan Living Cabinet with Satin Brass Legs & Calacatta Marble by Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Zuan Large Cabinet with Satin Brass Legs & Calacatta Marble by Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Zuan Living Cabinet in Satin Brass Legs with Mahogany Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Zuan Dining Cabinet in Satin Brass Legs with Mahogany Wood by Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant cabinet with essential lines of Japanese flavor. The slender structure in essence is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Wall Mounted Cabinet by Charlotte Perriand for 'Les Arcs', France, 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Storage Unit; Shelving Unit; Europe; Minimalist; Mid-Century Modern; Wall mounted cabinet designed by
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Pine

French Midcentury Sculpted Stoneware Vase, Neutral Brown
Located in Miami, FL
seen mostly in Japanese sculptures. There the technique is called "sho (hovering"). The eye catching
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

First Generation ESU Cabinet model 220C by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Seattle, WA
A rather iconic design from Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, Eames Shelving Units or ESU
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Scandinavian Modern Teak Low Cabinet Sideboard Model #394 by Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen, IKEA, Aksel Kjersgaard
Located in Topeka, KS
still in production today and manufactured by Miyazaki Chair Factory in Japan. He is also known for his
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

21-Piece Japanese Satsuma Tea Service circa 1920
By Satsuma
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
21 piece Japanese Satsuma tea service, several periods circa 1920s....relief decoration, painted
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Satsuma Handled Serving Plate with Gold Relief Design
By Satsuma
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Highly decorative beautiful vintage serving plate or bowl - Japanese Satsuma woven handle with
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Foldin Shelf Three Holes Two Shelves with Two Hooks
By Emko, etc.etc.
Located in Vilnius, LT
The Foldin shelving unit is characterized by simplicity. However, its strong construction is built
Category

2010s Lithuanian Minimalist Shelves

Materials

Birch

Foldin Shelf Four Holes Two Shelves with Two Hooks
By Emko, etc.etc.
Located in Vilnius, LT
The Foldin shelving unit is characterized by simplicity. However, its strong construction is built
Category

2010s Lithuanian Minimalist Shelves

Materials

Birch

Foldin Shelf Two Holes One Shelf with Two Hooks
By Emko, etc.etc.
Located in Vilnius, LT
The Foldin shelving unit is characterized by simplicity. However, its strong construction is built
Category

2010s Lithuanian Minimalist Shelves

Materials

Birch

Foldin Shelf Six Holes Four Shelves with Two Hooks
By Emko, etc.etc.
Located in Vilnius, LT
The Foldin shelving unit is characterized by simplicity. However, its strong construction is built
Category

2010s Lithuanian Minimalist Shelves

Materials

Birch

Standing Pair of Red Tulips
By Katherine Houston
Located in Boston, MA
The two red tulips stand beautifully as a mirrored pair on any mantle or shelving display offering
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Standing Pair of Red Tulips
Standing Pair of Red Tulips
H 13 in W 7 in D 4 in
"Cees Braakman and Pastoe" Style Wall Unit or Shelving System, 1970s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
same white painted door as the Japanese series. With its back plates and big cabinets an impressive
Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Teak

19th Century Anglo Japanese Tiger Bamboo Shelving Cabinet
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very decorative 19th century, Anglo Japanese style tiger bamboo shelving cabinet. Rectangular top
Category

Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

19th Century English Japanned Black Lacquered Cabinets on Stands
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and fine pair of 19th century English black lacquered and Japanned cabinets with raised
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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Japanese Shelving For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Japanese shelving on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and aluminum, every piece of Japanese shelving was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of Japanese shelving, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 24 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of Japanese shelving made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of Japanese shelving over the years, but those crafted by Cassina, Charlotte Perriand and Ghidini 1961 are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Shelving?

A piece of Japanese shelving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $14,396, while the lowest priced sells for $720 and the highest can go for as much as $56,826.

Finding the Right storage-case-pieces 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.

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