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Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Belle Époque
Recognized Seller Listings
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf. Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Opinion Ciatti Original Ptolomeo Small Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Ptolomeo is the freestanding bookcase that doesn’t require any further presentation: it is simple, revolutionary, innovative, as sudden as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
"Optimum" Glass and Walnut Chest of 8 Drawers by Stephane Lebrun for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chest of drawers with structure in solid walnut 4x4 cm. with 8 or 12 drawers.
The handles of the drawers are made in fine leather. Top, sides and back in glass. Top may be in leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Glass, Walnut
Apartment-Sized Patterned Osis Desk by Llot Llov
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Llot Llov's Osis desk was developed specifically for the home office — it has a small footprint yet offers the necessary space to work, and it has a privacy screen to help with both ...
Category
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$3,660 / item
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf.
Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Proportions of Stone Shelf 01 by Lee Sisan
Located in Geneve, CH
Proportions of stone shelf 01 by Lee Sisan
Dimensions: W 110 x D 35 x H 150 cm
Materials: Stainless steel, natural stone
Each piece is made to order a...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stone, Steel
$47,636 / item
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Architettura Black and White Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Rossana Orlandi Odyssey V Anthracite Cabinet by Francesco Messina for Cypraea
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Francesco Maria Messina
Odyssey collection aims to surprise and to astound through the contrast between the Natural elements and man-made materials that merge into one...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
Cross Bookcase by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Cross Bookcase by Alva Design
Materials: MDF veneered in natural wood, Tempered glass 12mm
Dimensions: w 141 x h 182 x d 41,2 cm
Finishing: Cristal glass
Wood (availa...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
$9,599 / item
DeCastelli Existence Wall Five-Tier Bookcase in Brass by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Why should bookcases always be straight, long, vertical, right-angle planes to keep nothing but books perfectly straight and composed? [...] And don’t we like to keep a few small ob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
R & Y Augousti Shagreen Covered Jewelry Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
R & Y Augousti Shagreen Covered Jewelry Cabinet
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Shagreen
Booleanos Dresser 3 Drawers, Chest of Drawers in Warm Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Booleanos Dresser 3 Drawers, Chest of Drawers in Warm Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Each piece of the Booleanos collection recreates an optical illusion that blurs the line between two...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Plywood
$8,488 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Casablanca Wood Cabinet, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Casablanca cabinet designed in 1981 for Memphis by Ettore Sottsass, in wood and plastic laminated colors. This is an unlimited edition with a number...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Plastic
DeCastelli Marea Cabinet in Stainless Steel by Zanellato/Bortotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The traces of time are drawn one on top of another, infused into the changing skin of the rigorous metal forms that define these cabinets and chests. Like the tide (marea in Italian)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Miniforms CONTAINER Cabinet by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Container Sideboard is an original piece of furniture produced by Miniforms, born from the attention and curiosity of the E-ggs design team, which tends to capture what is unusual in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$13,132 / item
Gervasoni Daen 69 Sideboard by Federico Peri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sideboard with plywood and MDF lacquered body. Four doors upholstered in water-repellent and cleanable ecoleather One or two internal adjustable shelves. Top available in two options...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$12,937 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Modern Handpainted Chests of Drawers Cabinet Dilmos Colourful Geometric Graphic
Located in Milan, IT
Storage/Chest of drawers with five drawers and a door with internal shelves. Handpainted hardwood structure embellished with hand-drawn graphic details designed by the author, protec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint
White Brera Bookcase, Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This bookcase main peculiarity are some vertical elements which break the linear con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Solid Wood, Oak Sideboard with Drawers, Designed by C.R. & S., Made in Italy
By Riva 1920
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Sideboard in solid wood, middle module divided in 2; on the left: a door and on the ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Oak
Booleanos Commode, 3 Drawers Chest of Drawers in Dark Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Booleanos Commode, 3 Drawers Chest of Drawers in Dark Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Each piece of the Booleanos collection recreates an optical illusion that blurs the line between two...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$8,859 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Cusco Sculpted Marquetry Cabinet, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Cusco sculpted Marquetry cabinet, signed by Stefan Leo
CUSCO cabinet
Straw Marquetry, brass
Measures: 143 x 45 x 140 cm
Atelier ...
Category
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$36,785 / item
Hammered Copper and Cherry Reno Console With Cherry Circle Pulls by Luke Malaney
By Luke Malaney
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Reno console, hand-carved from solid cherry wood with hammered copper drawer fronts, boasts playful solid cherry knobs. The piece is fully customizable.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Copper
Miniforms CONTAINERMID Cabinet by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Container Sideboard is an original piece of furniture produced by Miniforms, born from the attention and curiosity of the E-ggs design team, which tends to capture what is unusual in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$12,956 / item
Emerald Green Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This absolute show-stopper modular bookcase refinished in gorgeous emerald green cerused oak is by Lou Hodges, designed and produced in California in the 1970s and 1980s. You can con...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$9,300 Sale Price
22% Off
Swiss Designer, Dresser, Pine, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine dresser or chest of drawers, designed and produced in Switzerland, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Swiss Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Sliding Cabinet by Ramón Úbeda
By Ramón Úbeda
Located in Geneve, CH
Helix cabinet by Ramón Úbeda
2016
Limited Edition of 1u
Dimensions: 200 x 50 x 67 H cm
Materials: Natural stained dark oak, aluminium, brass coat
C...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$131,077 / item
White Frame Shoe Cabinet by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
White frame shoe cabinet by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 70 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different c...
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2010s Danish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$1,623 / item
Gold Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ready to be that statement piece you need in the room, this gold cerused oak modular wall bookcase, which is finished on the back so can also be used as a floating room divider, is b...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$9,350 Sale Price
22% Off
Gritti Bookcase, by Andrea Branzi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gritti bookcase in plastic laminate, wood, metal and glass. Designed in 1981, by Andrea Branzi.
Andrea Branzi, architect and designer, born in Florence,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
'50s unique Maxime Old Sideboard in metal, bronze and ash veneer
By Maxime Old
Located in Paris, FR
An exceptional and unique large metal and oak veneer sideboard forming a cabinet, composed by two parts. They also can be presented with an angle.
This piece was part of the furnitur...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Walnut Wood Chest of Drawers, Teorema, Design Ron Gilad, Made in Italy
By Ron Gilad, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
The Teorema project explores the form of a void. Ron Gilad turns the chest of drawers featuring rotating elements in space into a storage unit. A unit with open compartments or drawers used...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
New York City Belle Époque Bar Cabinet from the American Golden Age, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
From the American Golden Age, a very fine Belle Époque Sideboard or Buffet Cabinet in exquisite West Indies mahogany. New York City, circa 1880. Base features bowed center cabinet do...
Category
Late 19th Century American Belle Époque Antique Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Gloss 1.5 Meter Multileg Cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Gloss 1.5 meter multileg cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D 50 x W 150 x H 80 cm
Materials: Container and frontal panels in 19mm MDF and shelves in 25mm MDF. The inside and back...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
$16,347 / item
DeCastelli Tako Floor Cabinet in DeLabré Brass F2 by Filippo Pisan
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clean volumes for a console with quite simple lines, emphasising the nobility of the metals that clad the large faces of the drawers. Available both in a h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Low Cabinet
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Luuk van den Broek makes this piece “made to order” also other colors (custom) options like the dark mustard are available. Lead time 6-8 weeks. The multi layerd coating electroplat...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$17,442
Set of 2 Contemporary Golden Brass PSL Handles by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Brass PSL Handles by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 3 x H 9 cm
Materials: Brass.
Also available in XL dimensions 20.5 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Sibling to the ADT Handle and Brut...
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2010s Australian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Moroso ROWS Sideboard by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With linear forms and clear-cut symmetries, the Rows collection by Patricia Urquiola is geometrical and minimalist, expressing a refined artistic concept. Doors, side panels and tabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$10,219 / item
20th Century Florence Knoll Chromed Two Position Credenza Mod. 2544, 60s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1941 Florence moved to New York where she met Hans Knoll who was establishing his furniture company. With Florence’s design skills and Hans’ business acumen and salesmanship, the ...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Cabinet with Display Box by Luis Pons
By Luis Pons
Located in Geneve, CH
Cabinet with Display Box by Luis Pons.
Dimensions: W 66 x D 44 x H 79 cm.
Materials: plywood, walnut, hand-crafted.
Also available in different colors.
Tangara envisions a ne...
Category
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
$10,640 / item
"Optimum" Glass and Walnut Chest of 10 Drawers by Stephane Lebrun for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Optimum", designed by Stephane Lebrun and manufactured by Dessie', has a structure made in solid Pascoso walnut (1.57" x 1.57") and features 10 drawers placed side by side onto two rows, handles made of full grain leather, top, sides and back made of glass and two drawer organizers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Leather, Glass, Walnut
Fornasetti Consolle Facciata Quattrocentesca Red / Black Handcrafted Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti console is a wooden storage piece of furniture silkscreened and laquered by hand following the Atelier's traditional method.
The m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Customizable ClassiCon Paris 4 Shelves in Walnut by E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Located in New York, NY
Furnishing is a creative game of possibilities. The shelving unit Paris by the London design team of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers plenty of scope to indulge the urge to play....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Bear, Black Polar Bear Bookshelf, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The polar bear that is in perfect harmony with its function as bookshelves, gets heavier...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Laminate, Wood
$2,888 / item
DeCastelli Celato 220 Cabinet in Brass by R & D De Castelli
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celato is a reference to what is concealed to keep a memory intact; it’s an archetype in which beauty is revealed in stages. A monolithic appearance makes Celato a contemporary menhi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Modernist Polished and Patinated Brass Credenza
Located in Montreal, QC
Custom modernist polished and patinated brass veneered three door credenza
Category
1980s Canadian Modern Vintage Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Prima Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in Walnut Wood Veneer by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Prima Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in Walnut Wood Veneer by Joel Escalona
Prima Collection is born under the idea of creating fundamental pieces for the home, those that you sim...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
Calen Desk by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Calen desk by Madheke.
Dimensions: D 90 x W 210 x H 78.5 cm.
Materials: leather, wood, veneer, metal.
Classic leather front and upper, dead matte veneer, bronzed metal detailing...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$14,997 / item
DeCastelli Large Tako Cabinet in DeLabré B E5 Stainless Steel by Filippo Pisan
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clean volumes for a console with quite simple lines, emphasising the nobility of the metals that clad the large faces of the drawers. Available both in a h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cornisa Shelfs by Lluís Clotet & Oscar Tusquets
Located in Geneve, CH
Cornisa Shelfs by Lluís Clotet & Oscar Tusquets
Dimension: D 26 x W 250 x H 6 cm
Having been in our catalogue for nearly 50 years, the Cornisa shelving is one our most functional d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Aluminum
$6,014 / item
Opinion Ciatti Portariviste Magazine Rack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portariviste, an object that identifies exactly its function and there is no need for a different name to define it. Portariviste is so similar in the concept but so distant in the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Pacifico Evolution Bookcase by Lapo Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular open steel bookcase, available in three versions.
The shelf desk is made of water-repellent, flame-retardant compact multilayer without formaldehyd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
$3,441 / item
Cabron Document Trunk by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Cabron document trunk by Madheke
Dimensions: W 53 x D 38 x H 47 cm.
Materials: leather, fabric, metal.
Carbon fiber imprint leather, vintage inspir...
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2010s Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$4,850 / item
Ego Cabinet Black and Gold by Karim Rashid for Scarlet Splendour
By Karim Rashid
Located in Kolkata, IN
A head that stands out in a crowded room, Ego is not just any cabinet, it’s the one that introduces you to your alter Ego. Be free to live the life you do in the comfort of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$16,841 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ben King Colorful Stand Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ben King colorful stand designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 38 x D 36.6 x H 55 cm
Structure in MDF with painted ash veneer
Metal base plated with Champagne colour f...
Category
2010s French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$1,419 / item
Booleanos Tv Stand, Entertainment Low Console in Dark Wood Veneer, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Booleanos Tv Cabinet, Media Unit, Credenza in Warm Wood Veneer by Joel Escalona
Booleanos collection reflects the concept of involuntary interactions and unexpected intersections.
...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$6,631 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Contemporary Clay Table with Drawer by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
These vibrant tables are from Maarten Baas’s iconic ‘Clay’ collection launched in 2006. The idiosyncratic childishness of this collection is created through Baas’s individual hand mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$9,370 / item
Bu Cabinet by objective OBJECT Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Bu Cabinet by objective OBJECT Studio
Dimensions: D 86.5 x W 96.5 x H 63.5 cm
Materials: Bronze, Brass.
objective OBJECT
an embodiment of our archit...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$82,377 / item
DeCastelli Nippon Bookcase in Stainless Steel by Alberto Nason
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nippon is a 'display case', a piece of furniture designed to hold books, objects and accessories. According to the needs of the space where it will be used, it can become
a bookcase, display cabinet, a notice board...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Opinion Ciatti Henry II Triangular Corner Wall Shelf
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well defined with contemporary lines, a geometric design and unusual shapes in order to surprise and astonish. Henri is the collection of shelves designed by Bruno Rainaldi, characte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
DeCastelli Celato 80 Cabinet in Brass by R & D De Castelli
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celato is a reference to what is concealed to keep a memory intact; it’s an archetype in which beauty is revealed in stages. A monolithic appearance makes Celato a contemporary menhi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Storage Cabinets and Antique Case Pieces for Sale: Shop Credenzas, Sideboards, Bookcases and Dressers on 1stDibs
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.