Paldao Sideboards

Clean Lined Art Deco Cabinet, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, American, circa 1930s. This piece is currently being refinished and will look wonderful when completed. Thi...

Gilbert Rohde designed this chest for Herman Miller as part of his 1941 Paldao Line of streamline modernist and modular furniture in exotic veneer. This is model no. 4103, two-door cabinet with distinctively incised large round pulls, interior fitted with two adjustable shelves behind the left door and five pull-out drawers behind the right door, fronts finished in black enamel. The case top and sides are Paldao wood; the doors are in highly figured burl Acacia. The finish is called "Beaver" which is natural color, no stain, satin varnish. The back is numbered "4130." All of Rohde's designs for Herman Miller are marked with a 4-digit number; the first two numbers indicate the year, and the second two numbers indicate the individual piece. Newly refinished and ready to place in your home. The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until Pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D.J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944. Work by the pioneering American industrial and furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde, is notable for its thoroughly modern, informal, and multifunctional qualities. Rohde’s ability to create appealing modernist furnishings for middle-class homes, while also devising merchandising strategies to sell these goods, places him within a unique framework in American design history. Born and raised in New York, Rohde was the son of a cabinetmaker. He attended New York City public schools and his post-high school education included courses at the Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art. Rohde’s visit to Europe in the spring and summer of 1927 (with later trips in 1931 and 1937) to see the Bauhaus in Dessau and the French modernist design that debuted in the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, profoundly inspired his concept of design and the role it should play in daily life. The French Art Deco and German rationalist styles he saw in Europe influenced the furniture he designed from the late 1920s into the 1940s, pieces he created to suit a rapidly changing American lifestyle. In addition to his work for Herman Miller Inc., Rohde also designed for several other furniture firms, including Thonet, Troy Sunshade, and Heywood-Wakefield. What set Rohde apart from his contemporaries was his all-encompassing understanding of the furniture industry, from design and production to marketing and showroom display.[1] During his time with Herman Miller Inc. (1932-1944), Rohde set the standard for collaborative efforts between designers and furniture firms, with George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames later...

Gilbert Rohde formal dining room display/ China cabinet. Designed in the mid 1930's, unique design that has glass corners and combination of exotic ...

Clean Lined Art Deco Cabinet, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, American, circa 1930s. This piece is currently being refinished and will look wonderful when completed. Thi...

This is a Paldao Burled-Acacia Stereo Cabinet, Model 4103, designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller in 1941. This example dates to the same time. It was produced in the USA, and w...

Midcentury style walnut cabinet with off white storage doors and drawers. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)..   

This stunning sideboard is part of the new Crab collection, introduced at the Salone del Mobile event of 2018 Milan Design Week. Entirely crafted of durmast wood, this sideboard is defined by a unique load-bearing structure with four pincer elements (hence the name of the collection) on the sides that can be rotated to increase the height of the unit (from 73 to 82 cm). The storage space is hidden behind four soft-closing doors, the smallest featuring a darker, polished finish. Rustic in inspiration and modern in details, this piece creates a grand presence in any modern living dining...

Gilbert Rohde 'Paldao' desk for Herman Miller.

Gorgeous sideboard by Rene Gabriel with great angled lines and wood patina Cabinet has 2 swinging doors with 5 center drawers and brass handles...

This unique sideboard, that can also be a colorful media stand, was designed by Maurizio Durandi and is part of the Patchwork collection, featuring furniture...

Mid-century Sideboard with three shelves and brass handles, 1960s.

A Gibert Rohde designed “Ectoplastic” desk for Herman Miller, circa 1940s. Rohde designed this desk as part of the Paldao Group, a furniture suite named for the distinct wood with co...