3-Bay Poul Cadovius Danish Teak Cado Wall Mount Shelving System

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3-Bay Poul Cadovius Danish Teak Cado Wall Mount Shelving System

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Mid-Century Modern Danish teak wall mounted shelving system designed by Poul Cadovius. The vintage 1960s Danish teak CADO wall mounted shelves come in a 3-bay configuration. The system is modular. The ingenious design allows one to easily customize the height, position and amount of shelves. Mount the four support poles to the wall. The shelves effortlessly attach to the supports using dowels. If you can push in a thumbtack, you can maneuver these shelves. The CADO Royal System has become an icon of the era for it’s beauty and practicality. This group comes with a single magazine shelf (angled shelf with a front lip.) Eleven more standard shelves are included. Seven of the shelves are 8.625? deep, the remaining four shelves are 11.75? Deep. Developed in the 1960s by Danish architect Poul Cadovius, the brilliant design remains as timeless icon of mid century ingenuity. **This piece is NOT on display at our store, However it can be picked up from our store. It is already packed for delivery. Call ahead if you would like to purchase and pick-up locally.** Assembled dimensions: 94.75? Wide x 15.75? Deep x 79.75? High System includes: 1 Magazine shelf 4 Support poles 4 Shelves 11.75? deep 7 Shelves 8.625? deep 14 Support brackets 8.375? deep 8 Support brackets 11.5? deep 2 Support brackets 11? deep ** You will need 20 screws to attach the support poles to your wall. These screws are NOT included. ** Component Dimensions: Magazine shelf: 31.5? Wide x 14? Deep x 2? High Shelves: 31.5? Wide x 8.625? Deep / 11.75? Deep x .75? High Poles: 1.375? Wide x .75? Deep x 79.75? High.

Creator:
Poul Cadovius (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 79.75 in (202.57 cm)Width: 94.75 in (240.67 cm)Depth: 12 in (30.48 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Teak
Place of Origin:
Scandinavia
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960s
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Very good to excellent overall condition. Only very minor age appropriate blemishes remain. Detailed top to bottom.
Seller Location:
Chattanooga, TN
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2255331181902

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Poul Cadovius

While Poul Cadovius is most famous for his modular floating shelving system, his career in design didn’t actually start with wall units.

Born just outside of Copenhagen in 1911, Cadovius began manufacturing window treatments in the 1940s with his partner, Hother Brønner. He soon turned his focus from venetian blinds to furniture, finding success designing svelte pieces in teak, a richly colored hardwood favored by the Danish mid-century modernists.

In 1945, Cadovius founded the furniture manufacturer Royal System with his designs, including the 1948 Royal System shelving unit, a space-saving solution that underscored Cadovius’s penchant for problem-solving in a multifunctional way. Rather than balance shelves on wooden or metal legs, it held them to the wall with brackets. He followed it with the System Ultra in 1957, the System Cado in 1960 and the System Abstracta, which was installed throughout the exhibition halls of the 1962 Cologne Furniture Fair. All expanded on his idea of wall-mounted shelving that saved space while offering functionality, allowing for limitless combinations of storage, shelves, work surfaces and other units. The Royal System proved to be especially popular and is still produced by Danish furniture brand dk3 today, with early models continuing to be in demand.

Along with the shelving systems, Cadovius designed everything from lounge chairs to mushroom-shaped bus shelters, and he held over 400 patents. In addition to being a designer, he was also an entrepreneur with an eye for opportunity, such as purchasing Danish manufacturer France & Søn in the mid-1960s and folded it into CADO, a company he founded years earlier. He used this as an occasion to experiment with his designs, conceiving such unusual pieces as an aluminum-based dining table topped with rosewood and hand-painted by artist Susan Fjedldoe Mygge.

Cadovius’s innovations in shelving continued throughout his career, with examples like the sculptural Butterfly shelf and vertical pieces mixing shelving and storage. In 2018, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Royal System, dk3 reissued the celebrated shelving system as well as a more compact version reimagined for 21st-century homes.

Find a collection of vintage Poul Cadovius storage cabinets, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.