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SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Italian, 1863-1934

Furniture brand SEM started as a spin-off from Milanese brand Spotti and now has an exceptional reputation of its own. Working with acclaimed furniture designers, including Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi, Vormen and Elisa Ossino, SEM creates personalized and finely crafted solutions for modern living.

During the 1950s, large furniture manufacturers often had difficulty providing customized, high-quality furniture while producing other products on a mass scale. SEM originated from that demand and has evolved to complement Spotti and offer simple, functional and highly ergonomic furniture for both work and home environments. 

SEM, which stands for Spotti Edizioni Milano, has attracted a wide range of talent to design its furniture collections. Pivot, named for a hingeless door mechanism in its cupboards, is a design by Giacomo Moor, named as Elle Decor Italia’s Best Young Designer of 2016. Futuraforma, designed by architecture and interior design team Marcante-Testa, is a sophisticated collection featuring the Duale table, the Genio chandelier and the Magico carpet.

Italian architect Hannes Peer lent his expertise to the Paesaggio collection, which features notable designs like the Nuvola armchair, the Alea dining chair, the Petali table lamp and the Butterfly table. Peer’s Butterfly console tables and other tables are a meeting between architecture, design and engineering to produce a complex and organic form that catches the eye.

SEM displayed collections at Milan Design Week in 2018 and 2019 and with AD France’s AD Intérieurs in 2019. SEM also expanded the Paesaggio collection during the 2021 FuoriSalone, Alcova, in Milan.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of SEM tables, seating, lighting and more.

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Creator: SEM
1960s Teak Cabinet / Highboard by SEM, Switzerland
1960s Teak Cabinet / Highboard by SEM, Switzerland

1960s Teak Cabinet / Highboard by SEM, Switzerland

By SEM

Located in Praha, CZ

- 1960, Switzerland - Good original condition with minor signs of use jt.   

Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Sem Neolitique Collection Himba Storet by Motta Architecture
Sem Neolitique Collection Himba Storet by Motta Architecture

Sem Neolitique Collection Himba Storet by Motta Architecture

By SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The Himba storage unit, a black-stained solid ash box with built-in shelves, has closing doors composed of an ash frame and woven rope. The weave is traditionally designed on a ortho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Bookcase C, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
Contemporary Bookcase C, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

Contemporary Bookcase C, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

By Giacomo Moor, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Pivot collection, bookcase C, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Bookcase A, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
Contemporary Bookcase A, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

Contemporary Bookcase A, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

By Giacomo Moor, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Sem Pivot collection, Bookcase A, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Bookcase B, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
Contemporary Bookcase B, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

Contemporary Bookcase B, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

By Giacomo Moor, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Pivot Contemporary collection, bookcase B, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered containers...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

By Giacomo Moor, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Pivot collection corner console, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elmwood combined w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gold Contemporary Three Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated
Gold Contemporary Three Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

Gold Contemporary Three Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

By SEM, Paolo Rizzo

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Gold collection, three doors sideboard. Corallo lacquered wooden structure, gloss finish. Available more colorway variants. Plated external shell in 24-karat polished yellow gold...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Gold

Gold Contemporary Two Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated
Gold Contemporary Two Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

Gold Contemporary Two Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

By Paolo Rizzo, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Gold collection, two doors sideboard. Verdemare lacquered wooden structure, gloss finish. Available more colorway variants. External shell in 24-karat polished yellow gold-plated...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Gold

Contemporary Cabinet, Check Surface Texture Printed, Bauhaus-Inspired Structure
Contemporary Cabinet, Check Surface Texture Printed, Bauhaus-Inspired Structure

Contemporary Cabinet, Check Surface Texture Printed, Bauhaus-Inspired Structure

By Elisa Ossino, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Cabinet made in black valchromat. Alpi sand oak wooden surface. Printed texture available in different colors: Pink, red, sky, grass, black. Metallic structure painted in liquid ru...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Gold Contemporary Modular Bookshelf of, 24-Karat Gold-Plated
Gold Contemporary Modular Bookshelf of, 24-Karat Gold-Plated

Gold Contemporary Modular Bookshelf of, 24-Karat Gold-Plated

By SEM, Paolo Rizzo

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Gold collection, modular bookshelf of interlocking steel elements plated in 24-karat polished yellow gold. Elements measurement: (35/30/25/18 cm)...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Gold

Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

Contemporary Console in Etched Brass with Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves

By SEM, Giacomo Moor

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM pivot contemporary collection, console, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered containers...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gold Contemporary Three-Door Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated
Gold Contemporary Three-Door Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

Gold Contemporary Three-Door Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

By SEM, Paolo Rizzo

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Gold collection, three doors sideboard. Corallo lacquered wooden structure, gloss finish. Available more colorway variants. External shell in 24-karat polished yellow gold-plated...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Gold

Sem In Sync Collection Lace Lamp by Zaven
Sem In Sync Collection Lace Lamp by Zaven

Sem In Sync Collection Lace Lamp by Zaven

$3,740Sale Price / item|20% Off

Sem In Sync Collection Lace Lamp by Zaven

By Studio Zaven, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In Lace, Zaven takes inspiration from the longstanding tradition of Venetian lace-making. The resulting lamp is a hanging glass doily lace, whose original flattened shape has been be...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Glass

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Cabinet by Zaven
Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Cabinet by Zaven

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Cabinet by Zaven

By SEM, Studio Zaven

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Collage is a family of furniture “accessories” built in wood with natural veneers coated in different colors. The faintly visible presence of the wood’s veins transforms the object i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Sem In Sync Collection Colonna Lamp by Zaven
Sem In Sync Collection Colonna Lamp by Zaven

Sem In Sync Collection Colonna Lamp by Zaven

$5,984Sale Price / item|20% Off

Sem In Sync Collection Colonna Lamp by Zaven

By Studio Zaven, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Named after the water bus stop in Murano, the floor lamp Murano Colonna is a heavy, and therefore stable cylindrical volume of molten glass. A leather strip embraces the glass column...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Glass

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Trolley by Zaven
Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Trolley by Zaven

Sem In Sync Collection Collage Bar Trolley by Zaven

By Studio Zaven, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Collage is a family of furniture “accessories” built in wood with natural veneers coated in different colors. The faintly visible presence of the wood’s veins transforms the object i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Gold Contemporary Chest of Drawers, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated
Gold Contemporary Chest of Drawers, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

Gold Contemporary Chest of Drawers, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated

By Paolo Rizzo, SEM

Located in Brooklyn, NY

SEM Gold collection, chest of six drawers. Verdemare lacquered wooden structure, gloss finish. Lining of drawers in ochre mohair velvet. Available more colorway variants. External sh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern SEM Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Gold

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Sem case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

SEM case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of SEM case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 16 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by SEM were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Arcahorn Srl., Memphis Milano, and Lodovico Acerbis. Prices for SEM case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $987 and can go as high as $31,790, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $16,456.