$1,804 / item
Kartell Mobil by Antonio Citterio
By Kartell, Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mobil is a system of storage units that can be used throughout the home and office, for a variety of purposes. The basic element of the system is the drawer, alternated with intermed...
Resin
Sold
H 19.2 in W 18.8 in
Kartell Mobil Office Drawer Cabinet on Wheels by Antonio Citterio Model 2010/L8
By Antonio Citterio, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
Kartell Mobil drawers on wheels by Antonio Citterio.
Metal, Chrome
Mobil storage unit with drawers by Antonio Citterio for Kartell
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Mobile storage unit by antonio citterio for kartell. Versatile, it can be used in any room, but is ideal as a pedestal for the office or home office. Beautifully crafted and with cle...
Metal
From $1,731 / item
+ 3 moreH 84.65 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Art Large Bookcase
By Bruno Rainaldi, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Art is the last born in the Ptolomeo family and the extra large version of the famous bookcase, indeed thanks to its generous size can contain magazines, large format books,...
Steel
$671 / item
H 22.5 in W 15.75 in D 13.75 in
Kartell Small Ghost Buster Smoke Nightstand by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Night table version of the Ghost Buster commode. A little squared cube on four legs, available in completely transparent, colored or matte versions made of plastic. Like its "older b...
Plastic
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Marine by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Kartell, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
$1,400
H 74 in W 32 in D 11 in
Post Modern Space Age Plastic Shelves by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell c. 1970's
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
Space Age, Postmodern plastic shelf unit, designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, made in Italy circa 1970's. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition,...
Plastic
$806 / set
H 22.84 in Dm 12.6 in
Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, pair of side cabinets, 1960s - Italy
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of vintage side cabinets designed by italian Designer Anna Castelli Ferrieri and produced by Kartell from the 1960s. These handy and light plastic cabinets look great as a pair...
Plastic
$1,500
H 16 in W 13 in D 13 in
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Modern Storage Cabinets by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Componibili Storage Unit, 1969 designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in white, Made in Italy.
Plastic, Acrylic
$3,954 / item
+ 3 moreH 43 in W 31 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Storage G118 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors and one extension drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-pla...
Chrome, Steel
$452
H 19.3 in W 14.77 in D 14.77 in
Square Kartell Componibili Storage Unit Model 4970 by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Square modular storage unit designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell in Italy during the 1960s. The piece belongs to the Componibili system and corresponds to the cubic model 4...
Plastic
$2,472 / item
+ 3 moreH 24 in W 17 in D 21 in
Customizable Color - USM Haller Pedestal M Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With one 6" drawer and one 14" filing drawer and casters. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chr...
Chrome, Steel
$2,869 / item
+ 3 moreH 29 in W 30 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With one drop down door and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel t...
Chrome, Steel
$2,956 / item
+ 3 moreH 24 in W 17 in D 21 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Pedestal V Storage System
By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With three 6" drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM Ha...
Chrome, Steel
$7,442 / item
+ 3 moreH 57 in W 60 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Storage S2 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...
Chrome, Steel
$1,727 / item
H 31.5 in W 16.5 in D 26.75 in
Kartell Ghost Buster Commode in Crystal by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kartell catalogue adds yet another piece to its furniture collection, the commode. Starck has revamped it and the Kartell-style commode evokes the lines of Classic furniture whil...
Plastic
$348
H 17.33 in W 14.77 in D 14.77 in
Kartell Componibili unit model 4979 by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Italy 1970s
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in Meulebeke, BE
During the 1970s, Kartell stood at the forefront of Italian industrial design, redefining domestic furniture through innovation in plastic materials and modular functionality. Founde...
Plastic
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Crystal by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Smoke by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
$3,000
H 91.5 in W 26.5 in D 13 in
1970s B&B Italia Olinto Lacquered Cabinet w/ Glass Shelving by Kazuhide Takahama
By B&B Italia, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a tall, lacquered wood Olinto cabinet with glass doors, designed in the 1970s by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama for B&B Italia. Takahama's collection featured a series ...
Steel, Aluminum
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Tangerine by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Kartell, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
$870
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Italian Space Age Red Modular Chest of Drawers by Castelli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age Red plastic Modular chest of drawers by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s Modular chest of drawers with square base and rounded corners in red plastic. The chest of...
Plastic
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Nude by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
White Surfer Bookcase, Bookshelves, Design object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Add a Touch of Contemporary Artistry to Your Space with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves Design Object Elevate your interior decor with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves De...
Oak
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Blue by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
Unavailable|$2,591 / item
H 64.97 in W 39.38 in D 14.57 in
Kartell Sundial Modular Bookcase in Crystal and White by Nendo
By Nendo, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sundial is the bookcase whose dividing elements, placed in different directions, create a game of unexpected and original proportions.
Resin
$37,716 / item
H 51.97 in W 92.13 in D 17.33 in
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina
By Cassina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bramante Storage Cabinet by Japanese Architect Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina A storage unit with modern lines, although of classical inspiration, that becomes the emblem of the Ultr...
Wood
$1,276
H 30.91 in W 28.35 in D 13.39 in
Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell Mod. 4963 Chest of Drawers, Italy 1970s
By Kartell
Located in Delft, NL
Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell Mod. 4963 Chest of Drawers, Italy 1970s Dimensions: 72cm Width, 34cm Depth, 78,5cm Height Condition: Has some discoloring. Material: Plastic
Plastic
$2,250 / item
H 91 in W 42 in D 18 in
Steelcase Broadside Lateral File Cabinet on Chrome Base (2 avail)
By Steelcase
Located in Hanover, MA
First edition 'Broadside" lateral file cabinet by Steelcase, 1966. Two available. Priced individually. Each yellow filing cabinet has four pull-out divided file drawers in tonal col...
Steel
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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