Paul Schaerer Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Listed for sale is a used 2x3 USM Haller Unit in steel blue. Some of the hidden inside panels are black, however, the entire exterior is matching in steel blue. Three of the bottom d...

This large chrome and black metal cabinet is a 1980s design by Paul Schaerer and Fritz Haller, produced by USM in Switzerland. The cabinet is 2 units wide and 3 units high, provid...

Fritz Haller for USM Vintage Bookshelf, 2 sections wide, three high, with black and white alternate panels. Fritz Haller & Paul Schaerer, 1963 Made by USM ...

Designed in 1969, Joe Colombo’s iconic "Boby 3" portable storage system was produced by Italian manufacturer Bieffeplast makes savvy use of space with its swivel design. This compact caddy is featured in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but it’s perfect at home in domestic settings, offering ample storage with swing-out drawer trays provide and cubby holes for taller items. A one-of-a-kind piece that will complete a studio or a midcentury office. Measures (cm): height - 74 depth - 41 width - 43 Born in Milan in 1930, designer Cesare Colombo—who went by Joe—was the second of three brothers. His father, Giuseppe, was an industrialist who inherited a ribbon factory and turned it into an electrical conductor manufacturer. Colombo came to design relatively late, having spent most of his twenties pursuing painting and sculpture. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Brera, Milan, in the early 1950s. While there, he joined the Movimento Nucleare, an avant-garde art movement founded by Enrico Baj and Sergio Dangelo in 1951. Spurred on by international anxiety surrounding the nuclear bomb, this group of painters aimed to break free of the static boundaries of traditional painting. In 1953, Colombo made his first foray into design by creating a decorative ceiling for a Milan jazz club. In 1954, he made a series of television shrines for the Milan Trienniale. Inspired by these experiences, Colombo enrolled as an architecture student at Milan Polytechnic. When his father became ill in 1958, Colombo abandoned painting altogether; he and his younger brother, Gianni, took over the family business, using the factory as an experimental space for the latest production techniques and materials, including fiberglass, PVC, and polyethylene. In 1962, Colombo opened a design studio in Milan, from which he worked primarily on architectural commissions—including several ski lodges and mountain hotels—as well as product design. His furniture designs were characterized by optimistically bold, round forms, and he championed the notion of using modern technologies to create new design solutions. Colombo’s design career was cut tragically short in 1971 when he died of heart failure at age 41. However, he was remarkably prolific during his near decade as a designer. Notable projects include some of the most iconic designs of the 1960s, such as his 1963 Elda Armchair, made completely of fiberglass; the 1964 Ragno outdoor light, which doubled as a seat; the stackable Universale chair (1965/67), which came in varying heights and was created completely from polypropylene; his 1967 modular furniture series known as the Additional Living System, which was composed of different-size curved pieces that could be pinned together in various configurations to form chairs, sofas, or entire living areas, and which ultimately included the famous 1969 Tubo lounge chair; and the Optic alarm clock and Bobby trolley...

This is a USM Haller C2A Credenza, originally designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. This particular example was produced by USM in Switzerland in the 2000s. The credenz...

Set of two "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut with red marble base, these pieces are finished on all four sides, this allows to use...

This is a USM Haller E2 credenza, originally designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. This particular unit was produced by USM in Switzerland in the 2000s. The credenza is...

USM Haller Open Storage System – Silver Panels, 1960s, Switzerland Sleek and versatile open storage system designed by Fritz Haller for USM, Switzerland, circa 1960s. Features silver...

Set of two "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut with marble base, these pieces are finished on all four sides; this allows to use the...

Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern sideboard or credenza, in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood, two drawers and two doors with shelves completed by nicely carved ...

American Mid-Century display / storage cabinet with a lower black powder coated steel cabinet with six compartments below three open upper compartments, framed in a chrome plated steel tube structure under three clear glass panels. (FRITZ HALLER FOR USM...

This stunning display/storage cabinet by Paul Schaerer and Fritz Haller for USM is a true mid-century modern gem. It was made in the 1970´s in Switzerland.. The cabinet is 3 units ...