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Bookshelf Eames Storage Unit ESU from Vitra

The fact that the famous designer couple Charles & Ray Eames have conjured up real icons that have left their mark on the design world, and not just in terms of seating furniture, is what I'm proving to you today with the 'Eames Storage Unit'.

In 1949, the designers developed a novel system of free-standing, multi-functional shelves, which, like the Eames House in California built at the same time, were consistently constructed according to the principles of industrial series production. A basic idea that influenced many subsequent designers.

The bookcase is somewhat narrower than the shelves of the series, but in contrast it has drawers and sliding doors. Thus, with its four file heights, it not only offers a lot of practical storage space, but also the possibility to keep things hidden.

The new colour composition, carefully coordinated with the Dutch designer Hella Jongerius, gives the 'ESU' a fresh, contemporary expression without neglecting the spirit of the forties and fifties.

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Label
Designer*in

Charles Eames

Designer*in

Ray Eames

Material

Metal powder coated / maple plywood with top veneer birch clear lacquered / aluminum powder coated

Wood origin

Birch (Betula pendula) from Poland and maple (Acer platanoides) from Finland

Mass

W: 120 cm / D: 42 cm / H: 148 cm

Design / Made in

Germany