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C.1950S French Modernist Cabinet/Shelving Unit
Located in London, GB
A French modernist corner cabinet/shelving unit with four adjustable shelves.
The cabinet is oak
Category
Vintage 1950s French Shelves
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modernist Tubular Black Metal Shelving Etagere with Tinted Glass, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modernist Tubular black metal shelving units/Etagere with tinted glass - pair
Vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 67 in W 22 in D 33 in
USM Haller Shelving RE119
By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
created. It’s an icon of modernist design and art – it’s been a part of the Museum of Modern Art’s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Shelving Q118 Storage System
By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
the day it was first created. It’s an icon of modernist design and art – it’s been a part of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Shelving R2 Storage System
By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
was first created. It’s an icon of modernist design and art – it’s been a part of the Museum of Modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Small Moored Shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Located in Geneve, CH
Small moored shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Dimensions: W 140 x D 42 x H 200 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Medium Moored Shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Moored shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Dimensions: W 140 x D 42 x H 245 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Moored Shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Moored shelving by Rosanna Ceravolo
Dimensions: W 140 x D 42 x H 290 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Metal
USM Haller Shelving H2 Storage System
By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
, trailblazing, and unique as it was the day it was first created. It’s an icon of modernist design and art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sideboards
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Shelving R1 Storage System
By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
created. It’s an icon of modernist design and art – it’s been a part of the Museum of Modern Art’s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Chrome, Steel
NONO Elefante Buffet 19, Oak Stalwart, Tiered Shelving Design
By NONO
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
NONO Elefante Buffet 19, Oak Stalwart, Tiered Shelving Design—————————————————————
Elefante
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Modernist Italian Rosewood Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist buffet from Italy. This piece has the iconic flared legs a chevron pattern to the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Brass
ZigZag wall shelving set by Joëlle Ferlande & François Monnet for Kappa Uginox
By Joelle Ferlande, Kappa, Uginox, François Monnet
Located in PARIS, FR
shelves represent a rare benchmark in modernist design.
Issued in 1971 by Kappa/Uginox, the shelving suite
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 19.97 in W 19.97 in D 9.06 in
Modernist Bookshelf from Walnut Veneer
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome shelving unit dates to the 1970s and has been completely restored and repolished. In
Category
Late 20th Century Hungarian Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
A BRUTALIST Set of 3 SHELVING UNITS by ADRIEN AUDOUX FRIDA MINNET, France, 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in PARIS, FR
A very beautiful set of 3 small shelves with diamond decorations, Modernist, Free Form, Brutalist
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Bamboo
H 8.27 in W 22.84 in D 8.27 in
An Art Dec Modernist Continental Walnut Sideboard
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco modernist cabinet. Burr walnut with glass sliding front facing doors and three tiered
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Modernist Walnut Telephone Table, English, C1930
Located in Devon, England
with original catalin bakelite handle to store phone books etc and some tiered shelving for the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Cocktail Table w/ Stylized Greek Key Base
Located in New York, NY
This minimal and thoughtfully composed Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Cocktail Table W/Stylized
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
H 16.5 in W 48 in D 24 in
A MODERNIST Wardrobe CABINET in the Spirit of ALAIN RICHARD & ARP, France 1950
By ARP (Research Plastic Studio)
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant small wardrobe, Modernist, Bauhaus, Reconstruction, veneer wood structure in clear warm
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
H 63.39 in W 53.94 in D 17.72 in
Asian Modernist Flip-Top Dry Bar / Server, by George Zee & Co, After James Mont
By George Zee and Co, James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Asian Modernist flip top dry bar / server, by Zee & Co...after James Mont. Superior
Category
Vintage 1940s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
H 42 in W 36 in D 18 in
Scandinavian bookcase with cabinet
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian vintage cabinet with shelving.
A functional modernist piece of furniture with simple
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian 1970's Walnut Credenza / Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
two doors with interior shelving; the outside angled doors also open to reveal interior shelving
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Vintage oak bookcase with display cabinet
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian furniture from the 1960s consisting of two modules.
This Scandinavian modernist
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Minimalist Maarten van Severen, MVS Lounge Chair, Vitra, 2000s
By Vitra, Maarten van Severen
Located in Renens, CH
iconic pieces, including chairs, tables, and shelving units, are celebrated for their simplicity
Category
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Maarten van Severen, MVS Lounge Chair, Vitra, 2000s
By Vitra, Maarten van Severen
Located in Renens, CH
iconic pieces, including chairs, tables, and shelving units, are celebrated for their simplicity
Category
Early 2000s German Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid century italian free standing wall unit, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
shelving in between.
This very useful wall unit is free standing and doesnt need fixing to the wall.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Brass
Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Tic-Tac-Toe Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage seven-level rattan shelf room divider wall with mahogany shelving. The unit features a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Rattan
French Mid-Century Leather /Parchment Sideboard /Cabinet after Jean Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
combines modernism with a rustic sensibility. It features a modernist, architectural, Cubist inspired
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Leather, Parchment Paper
H 31.5 in W 48 in D 19.5 in
Art Deco Sideboard in Bookmatched & Burled Amboyna Wood, Mahogany & Walnut Base
Located in New York, NY
to reveal an interior with curvaceous interior shelving and an antique mirrored surface ideal for
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 37 in W 98 in D 22 in
Mid Century Modern 11.5” Credenza in Hardwood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
known as jacaranda, and has four drawers, four sliding doors, plenty of shelving and exquisite angled
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Hardwood
H 33 in W 238 in D 18.1 in
DW1 Daybed by Dieter Waeckerlin for IdealHeim, Switzerland 1957
By Dieter Waeckerlin
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Modernist daybed with adjustable headrest by Dieter Waeckerlin for Idealheim Basel, Switzerland
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hollywood Regency Style MCM Chrome, Bamboo & Glass Etagere
Located in Atlanta, GA
provides a polished foundation, accentuating the piece's modernist roots. The bamboo body and shelving
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
H 76.75 in W 35.25 in D 13.625 in
Pair of Shelf of Units, by Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Percival Lafer
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
modernist design philosophy that was prevalent at the time.
The shelf is constructed with a combination of
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
H 68.9 in W 37.8 in D 17.72 in
Italian Bar by Cantú Italy
By Cantu
Located in New York, NY
is made of Macassar wood veneer and features a modernist graphic design on the door of the cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Wall Unit in Walnut
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
-mounted shelving unit is designed by Osvaldo Borsani and is four sections large, with a width of 2.8
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Fillet Walnut Shelf by Table Borgi Bastormagi
Located in Geneve, CH
, walnut wood
Other materials are available.
Fillet is a free standing shelving unit made to embrace
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Restored Rattan Seven-Tier Display Shelf Wall Etagere Unit with Cabinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage seven-level rattan shelf room divider wall with mahogany shelving. The unit features a
Category
Vintage 1950s Cabinets
Materials
Rattan
Wooden Shelve, by Zanine Caldas, Brazilian 20th Mid-Century Design
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
and a unique profile that differs from conventional straight-legged designs.
The shelving units are
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Hardwood
Tomado Holland Mid-Century-Modern Metal Desk Office Paper Waste Basket
By Tomado
Located in Atlanta, GA
, Holland. The oval shape boasts a light gray metal structure with a typical polychrome modernist design of
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
H 10.44 in W 10.25 in D 7.69 in
French Midcentury Sculpted Stoneware Vase, Neutral Brown
Located in Miami, FL
Massier, the vivacious, colorful, highly textured glazes or the expressive mid-century, modernist hand
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Industrial Room Divider by Wim Rietveld for De Bijenkorf, 1960s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Rietveld; Gerrit Rietveld; room divider; bookcase; industrial; shelving unit; industrial design
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Sideboard in Caviúna Wood, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazilian Midcentury
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
and shelving, making it a versatile and practical addition to any space.
This small sideboard
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Hardwood, Bentwood
H 30.32 in W 17.33 in D 57.09 in
Mid-Century Modern Silver Cerused Oak Cabinet by John Stuart Inc.
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in New York, NY
door slides open to reveal a variety of divided shelving within, offering myriad storage possibilities
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Rosewood Bookcase by Gunni Omann
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist cabinet was designed by Gunni Omann for the Danish manufacturer Omann Jun
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
No Reserve
H 45.28 in W 47.25 in D 11.42 in
Gabriella Crespi Signed Brass Chalices Cups 1970 Midcentury Italian
Located in New York, NY
into full-size dining tables. Clean-lined boxes that contain multilevel shelving. Looking at the work
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Vases
Materials
Brass
Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
George Nelson
George Nelson (1908-1986) was an important modernist whose work cut across the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Gunni Omann "Model 13" Sideboard, Denmark, 1960s
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Utrecht, NL
furniture and shelving systems. Many of the company's products were designed by family members, for the most
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood
CESARE LACCA Glass Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Hawthorne, CA
A sculpted lacquered dark wood bar cart with glass shelving designed by CESARE LACCA. Mid-Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood
Midcentury Swiss Modernist V-Shaped Freestanding Shelving Unit
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Decorative midcentury Swiss manufactured modernist freestanding triangle shaped shelving unit
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Light and Airy French Modernist Iron and Brass Shelving Unit
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French modernist iron and brass shelving unit extremely light weight, great to add to any room
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970s Modernist Smoky Lucite and Chrome with Shelving Floor Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great mod design floor lamp with two swiveling smoky Lucite shade lamp fixtures set within a cool chrome square tubing frame with three smoky Lucite shelves that can hold some fantas...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Cliff Young Cantilver Storage Coffee Table
By Cliff Young Ltd
Located in New York, NY
shelving. The unique angled sides of this sleek shape allow this versatile piece to function in any home
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Fine Streamline Art Deco KEM Weber Desk Cabinet
By Kem Weber
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great 1940s asymmetrical modernist design drop down desk cabinet with three drawers and five cubby
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks
Gunni Oman, Sideboard Model 21, Rosewood
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Roskilde, Sealand
shelving systems made in high-quality woods, such as teak, oak, and rosewood, which were exported worldwide
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Teak Midcentury Sideboard by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun
By Gunni Omann, Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Glasgow, GB
, 1960s, and 1970s, expanded into dining room furniture, desks , sideboards , and shelving systems made in
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Teak
Pair of Amboina burl wood 'Maison Franck' wardrobes with gilt bronze ornaments
By Maison Franck
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
and avant-garde taste was never modernist. He didn’t design abstract forms, he didn’t use contrasting
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ormolu
H 85.83 in W 56.3 in D 25.59 in
Mexican Modernist Wall-Mounted Shelving System Storage
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a Mexican Modernist wall-mounted shelving system storage. Constructed with
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Contemporary Modernist Cream Sofa on Platform with Shelving
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, black platform, with shelves surrounding the back and side. In very good condition. The dimensions are 132.5" W x 42" D x 30" B.H. x 16" S.H.
Category
Late 20th Century Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Stunning American Crafts Modernist Bench-Made Bookcase, Divider, Shelving
By James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning American Crafts Modernist- bench-made (BESPOKE) Bookcase, Room Divider, Shelving uit. VERY
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Modernist Bookcase Shelving Room Divider
By Eugenio Escudero, Frank Kyle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a beautiful Mexican modernist bookcase in solid mahogany wood.
Restored
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
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Modernist Shelving For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of modernist shelving for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each item from our selection of modernist shelving bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made choice in our collection of modernist shelving over the years, but those crafted by Embru, Wilhelm Kienzle and Wohnbedarf are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Modernist Shelving?
Prices for a piece of modernist shelving can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,000 and can go as high as $19,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,718.
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.
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