Steel Cupboards

On offer here is an antique four-door cupboard, in Dutch, named “Kussenkast”, that was made in the Northern Netherlands in the late 17th century. This cupboard takes its name from th...

19th century Danish polished steel safe on stand circa 1890. Fine quality danish solid steel safe on lacquered pine base cabinet.  Metalwork has been stripped back to reveal the pol...

Amuneal’s gunmetal kitchen is a fully bespoke kitchen system that blends individual functionality with Minimalist detailing. The interior cabinetry is...

On offer here is an antique two-door cabinet that was made in the German state of North Rine-Westphalia in the early 19th century, circa 1820. The cabinet can be fully disassembled m...

Elegant Louis XVI style cabinet from France, crafted in mahogany veneer with refined brass inlays. The cabinet features two paneled doors and three drawers, all adorned with brass de...

Amuneal's Blackened Stainless Steel + Oak Bar with Floating Glass Cabinets blends individual functionality with Minimalist detailing. The interi...

This is a beautiful wall-hanging cabinet that was made in Germany in the late 18th century. It was completely made in solid European oak and stained almost black. The cabinet has its...

19th Century Country French Whitewashed Vaisselier ~ Buffet ~ Cupboard is a classic design that will brighten up your kitchen or dining area with aplomb! Hand-crafted using time-hon...

Vintage Welsh Cupboard ~ Sideboard is a clever design originating in what is now called the UK, providing means to store cups, saucers and linens, while displaying some of the family...

This tall cabinet exemplifies Jim Rose’s legacy at its most distilled and disciplined—an object where verticality, restraint, and material intelligence converge into a quietly commanding presence. The form recalls early American and Shaker cupboards, particularly storage pieces meant to stand apart and serve specific, practical purposes, yet Rose’s execution in steel transforms that lineage into something resolutely contemporary. The cabinet’s slender proportions and emphatic vertical lines highlight Rose’s sculptural training, giving the piece a bodily, almost architectural stance. The stepped cornice and subtly flared top introduce a sense of ceremony without ornament, while the paneled door and drawers below establish a rhythm of framed surfaces that echo traditional joinery, translated here into metal. As in much of Rose’s work, the steel is finished to suggest age and warmth, dissolving the boundary between industrial material and domestic familiarity. Functionally precise yet emotionally resonant, the piece reflects Rose’s belief that furniture should feel purpose-built and enduring. The single-door cabinet and drawers below offer a clear hierarchy of use, reinforcing his preference for clarity over excess. Nothing is superfluous; every decision supports balance, usability, and longevity. Within Rose’s broader body of work, this cabinet stands as a meditation on scale and solitude—a piece that does not dominate a room through size, but through presence. It underscores his enduring contribution to contemporary furniture: proving that steel, when handled with patience and respect for tradition, can carry the same sense of history, dignity, and quiet service as the finest wooden furniture. Jim Rose Legacy Collection Tall Cabinet, 2003 found steel with natural rust patina 80h x 23w x 16d in 203.20h x 58.42w x 40.64d cm Bio Jim Rose (1966–2023) was an American furniture maker, artist, and metalworker whose work occupied a singular position between studio craft, sculpture, and functional design. Born in Beech Grove, Indiana, Rose trained as a sculptor, earning his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988 after a brief period of study at Bard College. This sculptural foundation shaped his approach to furniture, in which proportion, structure, and surface were treated with the same rigor as utility, and everyday objects were understood as vehicles for aesthetic and ethical values. Working primarily in steel—often reclaimed or salvaged—Rose challenged conventional expectations of furniture materials. Through brushing, waxing, and patination, he developed surfaces that softened steel’s industrial associations, imparting warmth, depth, and a sense of age. His work drew on diverse historical and cultural sources, including Shaker furniture, Asian cabinetry, and the quilts of Gee’s Bend, yet these influences were never literal. Instead, Rose translated their underlying principles—clarity, restraint, repetition, and balance—into a contemporary language grounded in material honesty. Based for much of his career in Wisconsin, Rose was closely associated with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, including participation in its Arts/Industry residency program. His furniture and objects were widely exhibited in galleries and design fairs across the United States and featured in publications such as American Craft and Architectural Digest. His work entered both private and institutional collections during his lifetime, reflecting a sustained engagement with collectors, curators, and designers. Rose’s furniture is distinguished by its emphasis on durability, adaptability, and use. Cabinets, chairs, benches, and tables were engineered for longevity and daily life, incorporating practical features such as steel drawer glides, modular construction, and discreet accommodations for modern technology. This functional intelligence was inseparable from his broader philosophy: furniture, for Rose, was a form of quiet service, meant to support human activity while carrying forward the history embedded in its materials. Jim Rose’s work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Following his death in 2023, his legacy endures through a body of work that demonstrates how contemporary furniture can be both materially rigorous and deeply humane—objects shaped by patience, integrity, and an enduring respect for use. Education: 1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL 1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board 2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Solo Exhibitions: 2023 CODA Final Show, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL National Exhibitions: 2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Gallery VICTOR, Palm Springs Convention Center, CA 2017 - 2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz 1995 - 2016 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery 2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery Group Exhibitions: 2022 Wunderkammer: Victor's Cabinet of Curiosities – 5th Anniversary Special Exhibit, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi 2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY 2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN 2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI 2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI 2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI 2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY 2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition) 2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2006 27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2006 Containers of All Dimensions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2005 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2004 Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 2004 American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2004 More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2004 Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI 2003 Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI 2003 Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2002 Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs...

This very rare and exceptional antique baroque hanging cupboard was made in central Germany in the early 18th century circa 1720. It was made from solid oak and pine and was painted ...

Object 002 cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D115 x W50 x H76 cm Materials: Powder coated steel. Also Available: All of objects available in different m...

This Armoire exemplifies Jim Rose’s legacy through its quiet authority, material integrity, and unwavering commitment to use. Rooted in the historical form of the single-door armoire...

On offer here is an Exquisite 17th Century Oak Two-Door Cabinet from the Carmelite Monastery in Bruges, Belgium. This antique piece, crafted in the Southern Netherlands around 1635, ...

18th Century Country French Vaisselier Buffet in Stripped Oak is the perfect choice for storing, displaying and serving, all in one! Hand-cra...

Absolutely a rare design and in outstanding restored condition. Two glass doors over three drawers over two metal doors. Working locking mechanism in place and working, keeping doors...

This German Baroque display or kitchen cabinet has a beautiful warm brown color with soft gloss and a rich patina. The cabinet consists of two pieces. ...

18th Century Country French Painted Bookcase ~ China Buffet will add a splash of provincial color to any room, and provide both abundant storage and display for a delightful combinat...

Antique Dutch cupboard ~ Vaisselier in stripped oak is a charming ode to traditional craftsmanship by Dutch masters that goes back many centurie...

Small Semplice Steel and Oak Kitchen Island by Caia Leifsdotter Dimensions: D 78 x W 198 x H 91.5 cm Materials: Steel, oak. Cabinet in oak veneer w...

An exceptional example of European mid-century modernism, this cupboard by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax was designed in the early 1950s and remains one of the most celebrated piece...

Can you tame a star? The textural nature of wood lights up through a kaleidoscope of different species arranged in a sunburst: the optical effects represented by the stone inlay work...

This elegant single-door cabinet was made in the Southern part of the Netherlands in the late 17th century. It was made in the best quality quarter-sawn oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age”. The piece is of exceptional quality and was made completely in watered oak...

A breathtaking and generously scaled 19th-century Danish household cabinet, crafted in glowing honey-toned pine and richly detailed with architectural and artisanal flourishes. Made ...

Object 033 Cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D65 x W34 x H149 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and co...

Rare Phenomenal Solid Teak Country Paint Decorated Painted Farm Style Cupboard. Chicken farm style paint decorated cabinet, all solid teak board construction. Very solid cabinet.

We are delighted to offer for sale this original circa 1940s Industrial steel metal workers paint cabinet A very good looking and well made cabinet with a good honest patina Th...

Large Semplice Steel and Oak Kitchen Island by Caia Leifsdotter Dimensions: D 100 x W 340 x H 91.5 cm Materials: Steel, oak. Cabinet in oak veneer ...

Object 028 Cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D50 x W27 x H80 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different materials an...

Antique French Small Cupboard made from beautiful French Walnut with a magnificent Marble Stone Top. With a ton of character and charm, we are proud to offer this extra deep 18th cen...

Object 022 Cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D66 x W38 x H120 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different materials a...

A beautiful early 18th-century four-door Renaissance cupboard in the best quality solid oak and walnut veneer. The cupboard boasts a warm honey color combined with deep gloss and a r...

Object 021 cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D66 x W38 x H120 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different materials a...

On offer here is an exceptional Dutch cupboard made of the finest European summer oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” This cabinet is made in the Provence of Utrecht, circa 1680. The arched doors are typical for this province and this type of cabinet is also known as “Utrechtse Poortkast”. The cabinet stands on bun feet and is with handsomely carved patterns and ebony veneer inlaid panels. The carving depicts elements that represent prosperity and Classic ornaments as is common in Dutch Renaissance furniture...

This extraordinary cabinet is made of the finest watered oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a four-door cab...

This nice sideboard is made of natural oak with a black lacquered door on a black steel base. It has two sliding doors and a bar. This is a French work, circa 1950.  

21st c., Commissioned from the New Jersey studio of Geoffrey Noden, a superbly hand crafted, heirloom quality custom sideboard. Mixed wood, dovetailed, with four sliding doors opening to pull out shelves and a lift out cutlery caddy...

This One Door Fans Quilt Cupboard occupies a particularly refined place within Jim Rose’s legacy, demonstrating how his engagement with the Gee’s Bend quilt tradition extended beyond...

Protopunk is a collection of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk. Each piece is handmade with thick cuts of steel roughly cut with a torch, welded together and then...

Object 029 Cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D50 x W27x H80 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available i...

Object 030 cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 27x H 80 cm Materials: Powder coated steel. Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on de...

A stately and beautifully aged tall buffet in the Louis XV Provincial style, handcrafted in Brittany, France, circa 1820. This elegant cabinet is composed...

Object 027 cabinet by NG design Dimensions: D115 x W50 x H76 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand. The "object027" chest of drawers is the continuation of our fun with glass. The twin dimensions of "object001" and "object002...

Object 023 TV cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D160 x W46 x H56 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, Tempered Glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different material...

Object 023 TV cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D 160 x W 46 x H 56 cm Materials: Powder coated steel, tempered glass. Also Available: All of objects available in different mater...

Object 001 cabinet by NG Design Dimensions: D 115 x W 50 x H 76 cm. Materials: powder coated steel. Also available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on...