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Creator: Kay Leroy Ruggles
Large Kay Leroy Ruggles Umbo Shelving Unit
By Kay Leroy Ruggles
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Large Kay Leroy Ruggles Umbo Shelving Unit Unit can be taken apart for transport.
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Kay Leroy Ruggles Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Umbo Modular Shelving, Kay Leroy Ruggles, 1970
By Kay Leroy Ruggles
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Brown modular Umbo storage by Kay Leroy Ruggles for Directional, 1970s. Total of 13 pieces+endcap. Can be set up in a multitude of configurations depending on the space. Physically a...
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1970s American Space Age Vintage Kay Leroy Ruggles Furniture

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Plastic

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Umbo Modular Shelving System, Kay Leroy Ruggles for Directional, 1971 USA
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Kay Leroy Ruggles Umbo Side Table Modular Shelf, Directional, Ivory Cream, 1972
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'UMBO' Modular Shelving System by Kay Leroy Ruggles for Directional, 1972
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This rare shelving system is the 'UMBO' system designed in the early 1970s by Kay Leroy Ruggles for Directional, and was first published in New York magazine on September 25, 1972. This monumental example in a beautiful brown color with a total of 53 elements, detailed below. Constructed from Uniroyal ABS, a product which is durable, nontoxic, and more heat-resistant than wood which was also used to make telephones at that time. Was offered in white, tangerine and brown - this set is in the brown color option. The color was sprayed on in the factory and should not chip off under normal use. The modular system allows to create different types of furniture such as console or coffee tables, bench, bookcase, room dividers, sofa tables, cocktail tables, side or end tables, nightstands or bedside tables, cafe and breakfast or dining tables and more. Produced only for a short time from 1972 to around 1974, due to the ensuing energy crisis of 1973 which marked the end of the era of cheap gasoline and, therefore, plastics causing UMBO to go out of production in 1974 making these examples extremely rare and sought after by collectors. Finding a set this large is much more rare. This wall system became a huge hit for Directional who produced a wide variety of modules and since UMBO was fully modular, it could be arranged and re-arranged at any time into fun and creative solutions and uses for your home. UMBO was even available with a desk, dining table, bed frame or wall shelves module which made it perfect for small apartments such as those in Los Angeles and New York. The particular configuration seen in our photos was put together by our photographer just as an example of how it can be configured but it can be rearranged, expanded or divided to your liking. Kay Leroy Ruggles was a pioneer of inventions and lifelong entrepreneur with a highly successful career winning many awards and holding numerous patents in which he designed and developed over 100 products in a wide range of industries, including automobile, space, furniture, window coverings, amusement park and musical instruments, for example he created the tubular water slide and when Richard Nixon wanted a new bathroom for Air Force One, that job went to Ruggles. Later, Hugh Hefner had custom-designed rooms by Ruggles and so did Ted Kennedy and Disney World. Consider this original UMBO bookcase...
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Kay Leroy Ruggles Modular Umbo Console Shelf Unit Bookcase
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Kay Leroy Ruggles furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Kay Leroy Ruggles furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. Prices for Kay Leroy Ruggles furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,360 and can go as high as $3,360, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,360.

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