SEM 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
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 Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Gold
1960s Teak Cabinet / Highboard by SEM, Switzerland
By SEM
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960, Switzerland
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
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Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Teak
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Gold Contemporary Two Doors Sideboard, 24-Karat Polished Gold-Plated
By SEM, Paolo Rizzo
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 Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Gold
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 Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Cabinets
Materials
Steel, Gold
Contemporary Cabinet, Check Surface Texture Printed, Bauhaus-Inspired Structure
By SEM, Elisa Ossino
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Cabinets
Materials
Iron
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The beautiful symmetry of the shelves gives a sense of stability to the room. The arrangement of the glass shelves, for example, has been carefully chosen to create a harmonious whole. The cast iron handles are made by pouring molten iron into a mould. The "Clermont bolt", which has to be turned to open, adds to the antique look. The decoration is unobtrusive to enhance the beauty of the display, yet the handwork is delicate and luxurious. It can be used in both Japanese and Western styles. The material is oak. It is used all over the world for its hard wood and beautiful grain. It is available in six chic colours to complement its texture.
Colour variations
Wood is available in the following six colours
Grey
The wood is painted in a mixture of grey and white with a brown base. Subtle nuances are expressed in the wood.
Fume
A coating that reproduces the natural weathering of furniture over a long period of time. It gives the furniture a characteristic look.
Light
This is the lightest of the light wood finishes. It is also the lightest of the light finishes.
Medium
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2010s Japanese French Provincial SEM Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Executive Collection Black Lacquer Credenza by Gianfranco Frattini for Knoll
By Knoll, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Knoll from 1988–95, this large office credenza forms part of his modular Executive Collection. Comprising three separate sections, the black lacquer cabinet comprises two cases...
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Late 20th Century American SEM Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
$7,800
H 26 in W 125 in D 20.5 in
Morelato Joyce Sideboard, in Ashwood with Straw Doors and brass handless
By Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Contemporary style Joyce sideboard made of ashwood
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian SEM Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$10,026 / item
H 33.08 in W 83.08 in D 21.26 in
Cabinet D'Architecture No. 12 by Eileen Gray for Classicon
By Eileen Gray
Located in Ravenna, IT
This piece is number 12 of the now closed edition of 25.
The cabinet has several drawers of different sizes for storing tools and documents and has a folding shelf to provide a writi...
Category
1920s German International Style Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Modernist Three Door Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Modernist three door cabinet on sculptural raised base.
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1940s French Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Amboyna
French Rosewood Two-Door Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Westport, CT
Small-scale French rosewood two-door sideboard cabinet, with two shelf interior and pedestal base. Simple design with large rosewood square pull.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern SEM Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Wood Cabinet, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian wood cabinet, 1960s.
Dimensions: H= 83 cm; W= 130 cm; D= 43 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Calvin Collection Sliding Door Cabinet by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leatherette covered sliding door cabinet with aluminum trim accents from the Paul McCobb Calvin collection. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
$1,610 Sale Price
28% Off
H 34.25 in W 48 in D 18 in
1960s Mid Century Modern English Teak Drinks Cabinet by Nathan
By Nathan Furniture
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1960s mid century modern drinks cabinet by Nathan, England. Teak. "Nathan Quality" label intact. Drop down door upper drinks cabinet reveals mirrored back & glass, brass-galleried sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern SEM Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Danish Teak Highboard by H.W.Klein for Bramin, 1960s
By Bramin Mobler
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Solid teak mid century Danish highboard by H.W.Klein for Bramin.
Labelled at the back
The quality and craftmanship is stunning.
It features 2 big sliding doors, a fold down door a...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$2,955
H 49.22 in W 88.59 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Danish Teak Cabinet with Tambour Front, 1960s.
By Bjerringbro Kontormøbler
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Teak Cabinet with Tambour Front, 1960s.
Small vintage Danish teak cabinet with tambour door by Bjerringbro Møbelfabrik, Denmark 1960s.
Danish modern archive cabinet w...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Teak
1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a great medical cabinet from the 1960s, ready to keep all your goodies safe this is a great 1960s accent item that is sure to be a one of a kind addition to your decor!
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Previously Available Items
1960s Teak Cabinet / Highboard by SEM, Switzerland
By SEM
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960, Switzerland
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
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Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage SEM Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Sem cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.
SEM 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 cabinets, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original 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 cabinets by Giuseppe Bavuso, Memphis Group, and MARCANTONIO. Prices for SEM cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $987 and can go as high as $28,050, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $18,700.