String System: Work Desk
$160
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SKU: STR-7858-04-1
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Description
String includes a work desk option in a choice of veneer finish or lacquered MDF. Compatible with the larger 30 cm deep, ladder-like side panels, it can be installed at any desired height. With options like this, Swedish architect Nils Strinning's original 1949 shelf system retains a timeless and efficient standard of versatility.
Want to build your own?
Use the configurator tool to build out your custom String System from the ground up. When ready, save your customization as PDF and email to us at [email protected] for a detailed quote and lead time.
Specifications
Size
0.8" h x 30.7" w x 22.8" d (2x78x58cm)
Material
Lacquered MDF, ash, oak, walnut
Details
Compatible with full String System collection
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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.