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Uten Silo

Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Vitra, 1969
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Milano, Lombardia
L’iconico Uten.Silo, progettato da Dorothee Becker nel 1969 e prodotto da Vitra. Questo innovativo
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Wall Brackets

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Plastic

Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Vitra, 1969
Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Vitra, 1969
$1,080
H 34.26 in W 25.99 in D 3.15 in
Dorothee Becker & Ingo Maurer, Uten.Silo, 1970s
By Dorothee Becker
Located in London, GB
and launched on the market in 1969 and a smaller version was issued in 1970 (Uten Silo II) in colours
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Dorothee Becker & Ingo Maurer, Uten.Silo, 1970s
Dorothee Becker & Ingo Maurer, Uten.Silo, 1970s
$922
H 34.26 in W 26.38 in D 2.76 in
Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer, Circa 1970
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Uten.Silo - Dorothee Becker - Ingo Maurer - Circa 1970 Wall Organizer » Original Black Mid Century
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Vintage 1970s Italian Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer, Circa 1970
Uten.Silo, Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer, Circa 1970
$1,080
H 34.26 in W 26.38 in D 2.76 in
Dorothee Maurer Becker Uten, Silo II Wall-All Wall Organizer, West-Germany
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in St. Louis, MO
Dorothee - Maurer - Becker, Uten. Silo II Wall-All Wall Organizer, color is black. Signed Dorothee
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

70s Uten.Silo by Dorothee Maurer-Becker M-Design production in dark brown
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in München, DE
Original Uten.Silo II. Designed by Dorothee Maurer-Becker. For storage in various rooms. Versatile
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Plastic

Yellow 1970s Organizer Wall-All III Uten.Silo Dorothee Maurer-Becker Pop Art Era
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful primary yellow, heavily loved and patinated, a seventies pop-art survivor, a true relic from the original owners home. Riddled with pen ink in the inside the bottoms of the...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Plastic

Utensilo II Wall Organizer by Dorothee Maurer Becker for Design M, Germany, 1970
By M Design, Ingo Maurer, Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This original 70s Uten.Silo II is a design by Dorothee Maurer Becker. This Utensilo is an old
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Plastic

Vintage Wall Storage System by Visiva Srl, Italy, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
, Italy, during the 1970's. Similar with the Uten.Silo by Dorothee Becker for Vitra. With a variety of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Plastic

Vintage Wall Storage System by Visiva Srl, Italy, 1970's
Vintage Wall Storage System by Visiva Srl, Italy, 1970's
$667 Sale Price
20% Off
H 25.2 in W 15.56 in D 4.34 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
- ‘uten_silo’ wall container, dorothee becker 1969 (special equipment) included - 1 single plug
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements

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Fiberglass

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
- ‘uten_silo’ wall container, dorothee becker 1969 (special equipment) included - 1 single plug
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Recent Sales

Vitra Uten.Silo II in White by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker
Located in New York, NY
With containers of different shapes and sizes, metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo brings order to
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Uten.Silo II in Red by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker
Located in New York, NY
With containers of different shapes and sizes, metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo brings order to
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Uten.Silo I in White by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker
Located in New York, NY
With containers of different shapes and sizes, metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo brings order to
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Uten.Silo I in Red by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker
Located in New York, NY
With containers of different shapes and sizes, metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo brings order to
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Dorothee Maurer-Becker 'Uten.Silo' Wall Organizer, 1970s
By Ingo Maurer, Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dorothee Maurer-Becker, 'Uten.Silo 1', 1970s, Large wall organizer A.K.A. the "Wall-All", molded
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Original 1970s Wall-All by Dorothee Becker-Maurer for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer, Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in cham, CH
name of Uten.Silo I.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Acrylic

Dorothee Becker-Design M Uten Silo- Maurer original
By Dorothee Becker, Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Dorothee Becker-Design M Uten.Silo (1969): A Functional Icon of Modern Design The Uten.Silo
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Plastic

Dorothee Becker Uten-silo from 1969 german design
By Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Dorothee Becker Uten.Silo (1969): A Functional Icon of Modern Design The Uten.Silo, designed by
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Rare Transparent Uten.Silo II by Dorothee Maurer-Becker
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
or designer, yet created in 1969 one of the most iconic plastic designs from the 1960s: The Uten.Silo
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Vintage 1960s German Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Uten.Silo I (Large) by Dorothee Maurer Becker for Design M – 1960s
By Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Vintage Uten.Silo I by Dorothee Becker for Design M – 1960s Wall Organizer Elevate your home or
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Large Wall Organizer Uten.Silo I by Dorothee Becker for Ingo Maurer, 1970s
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Design M
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern wall organizer Uten.Silo I, designed by Dorothee Becker in 1969
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Large Wall Organizer Uten.Silo I by Dorothee Becker for Design M Ingo Maurer
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Design M
Located in Munich, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern wall organizer Uten.Silo I. Designed by Dorothee Becker in 1969
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Wall-All by Dorothee Mauer-Becker for Ingo Mauer Uten, Silo I, 1969
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wall-All by Dorothee Mauer-Becker for Ingo Mauer Uten, Silo I from 1969 in sunflower yellow plastic
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Large Uten-Silo Wall Pocket Organizer Ingo Mauer Edition
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Miami, FL
dramatically. This Uten Silo is an early Ingo Mauer edition in glossy black ABS plastic with chromed metal
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Uten.Silo II in Black by Design M Ingo Maurer Dorothee Becker Design, 1970s
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic M Design Uten.Silo II designed by Dorothee Becker in the distinctive glossy black variant
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Uten.Silo by Dorothee Becker - Anni ’70 - Prodotto da Ingo Maurer GmbH e Vitra
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Milano, IT
Questo iconico pannello contenitore Uten.Silo, disegnato da Ingo Maurer e Dorothee Becker (moglie
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Uten.Silo by Dorothee Becker - 1970s - Produced by Ingo Maurer GmbH and Vitra
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Milano, IT
Questo iconico pannello contenitore Uten.Silo, nella versione dalle misure più piccole, disegnato
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Dorothée Becker, Empty-pocket “Uten.Silo I”, 1969
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empty pocket, or wall shelf, in molded ABS plastic, black. Storage of various sizes and shapes, allowing you to store various objects or accessories. Metal hooks and clips. German...
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Vintage 1960s German Vitrines

Materials

Plastic

Design Storage M 'Uten.Silo' D. Maurer Becker ABS Germany, 1960s-70s
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Milano, IT
Wall storage; plastic material 'ABS'.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Utensilo by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Endlessly practical Uten. Silo wall organizer, designed by Dorothee Becker. An awesome piece to
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Acrylic

Utensilo by Dorothee Becker
Utensilo by Dorothee Becker
H 34 in W 26.25 in D 3 in
Uten.Silo Wall Organizer, Dorothee Becker 1969
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large Uten.Silo wall organizer in bright red molded plastic originally designed by Dorothee Becker
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Vintage 1960s German Space Age Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Uten.Silo I Wall All Organizer by Dorothee Maurer Becker
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in San Mateo, CA
Original vintage Uten.Silo I wall organizer. This was designed by Dorothee Maurer Becker in 1969
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Dorothee Maurer-Becker "UTEN.SILO I" Wall Tidy for M Design
By Design M, Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Hitchin, England
One of the most iconic plastic designs of the 1960s, the "UTEN.SILO I" Wall Tidy designed by
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Dorothee Maurer-Becker 'Uten.Silo III' Wall Organizer, circa 1970s
By Design M, Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This is an example 'Uten.Silo III' or the "Wall-All", a smaller version of the design. Fabricated from
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Plastic

Pair of First Edition Uten.Silo I Wall Organizers by Dorothee Maurer-Becker
By Design M, Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of molded plastic Uten.Silos / Wall-Alls designed by Dorothee Maurer-Becker for Design M
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Dorothee Becker Uten.Silo Wall-All Wall Organizer, Western-Germany, 1970s
By Design M, Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Vienna, AT
A brown ABS plastic "Utensilo“ wall all organizer from the 1970s. Designed in 1969 by Dorothee Maurer-Becker, executed Design M, Ingo Maurer, Munich, Western Germany. With a variety ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Plastic

1970s Burnt Orange Organizer Wall-All Uten Silo by Female Designer Maurer-Becker
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A super cool seventies ABS plastic wall mounting catch-all artist caddy. It was well loved by it last owners, and over the years one of the key hooks on left corner broke off, and th...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Plastic

Yellow 1970s Organizer Wall All iii Uten.Silo Dorothee Maurer-Becker Pop Art Era
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting heavily loved and patinated seventies pop-art survivor, relic. A wall mounting yellow plastic Catch-All riddled with pen ink and finger marks. Very old plastic WALL ART i...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Plastic

Red 1970s Organizer Wall-All III Uten.Silo Dorothee Maurer-Becker Pop Art Era
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting and well loved seventies pop-art survivor, relic. A wall mounting red plastic catch-all. Very old plastic wall art in your home or studio! Missing one key hook on left.
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Plastic

1960s Large Utensilo I Wall All Organizer White Dorothee Maurer Becker Sculpture
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super cool first production and large version. The original vintage Uten.Silo I wall organizer
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Visiva Milano Blue Wall Organizer, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
, Milano, Italia, negli anni '70. Simile all'Uten.Silo di Dorothee Becker per Vitra. Con diverse taschine
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Mirror, Plastic

UTEN.SILO II Wall Organizer by Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ed. Ingo Maurer - 1970s
By Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Paris, FR
UTEN.SILO II Wall Organizer by Dorothee Maurer-Becker, produced by Ingo Maurer in the 1970s. The
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Vintage 1970s German Shelves

Vitra Office Wall Organizer "Uten.silo".
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Black wall organizer by Ingo Maurer for Vitra. Early edition high gloss plastic.
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Metal

Vitra Office Wall Organizer "Uten.silo".
Vitra Office Wall Organizer "Uten.silo".
H 36.25 in W 26.25 in D 3 in

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Uten Silo For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal uten silo for your home. A uten silo — often made from plastic and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a uten silo — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A uten silo made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made uten silo has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dorothee Maurer-Becker, Design M and Ingo Maurer are consistently popular.

How Much is a Uten Silo?

Prices for a uten silo start at $295 and top out at $2,400 with the average selling for $750.

Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.