Name: String Pocket Shelving
Brand: String • Nisse & Kajsa Strinning
SKU: STR-SP5015-61-61
Price: 156.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Description

One of the first items Andy bought when he was furnishing his home in L.A. was a vintage set of this iconic shelving first introduced by Nisse Strinning in 1949. The Swedish architect-designer is considered one of the founding fathers of the ideals of what is now widely recognized as Scandinavian design. So elegantly minimal, unpretentious and sturdy, it became Andy's obsession to bring the new incarnations to the U.S. Presto!

The slender "ladder" allows shelves to be easily repositioned. Comprises of three pre-packed shelves (as displayed).

Specifications

Size

19.7" h x 23.6" w x 5.9" d (50x60x15cm)

Material

Lacquered MDF, powder-coated steel

Details

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Brand

String

When a Swedish publisher held a bookshelf design competition in 1946, there was no way of knowing the result would become one of the most iconic concepts of the 20th Century. Bonnier wanted to jump-start sales of its books in the postwar economy but realized customers would need a place to store them at home. The winner, out of 194 entries in all, was Nils Strinnings (with an assist from his designer wife, Kajsa) and his system named String.

Based on a ladder-like, coated-wire framework, it was lightweight, versatile and redoubtably stable. Not to mention quick to assemble, easy to reposition and little trouble to transport. String was an immediate success far and wide—especially with a newly identifiable younger generation. Just a few years later, in 1950, the shelves were even ordered for the new UN headquarters in New York. String continues to produce the timeless original designs as well as updated versions for both residential and office spaces.