BOOKCASES AND STORAGE UNITS

Big and double-faced

Unmistakable Design

Charles and Ray Eames developed the Eames Storage Units (1949) according to the principles of industrial production. The ESU Shelf is available in various heights; the ESU Bookcase is narrower and comes in one standard size.

Elegant proportions

A masterpiece

The elegant modular

Timeless charm

A perfect cupboard for lunch and living area

Mondrian-inspired

Simplicity, versatility and innovation

Minimalist design

Magical reflections

Un contenitore dal volume misterioso, apribile in qualsiasi punto

Container with four movable shelves of glass and one of wood. The outer siding is mirror, to reflect the surrounding environment and "disappear." Inside, it is coated with scented essence of smoked eucalyptol. The internal structure is made of wood.

Precious containers of different sizes

Throughout history, in mythology, pop culture and references to literature, the name Electra conveys a sense of mystery and something to beholden; it's precisely the kind of name that befits an Arketipo design. Formal simplicity is coupled with a luscious use of different materials; hard woods and glass striking at different design and technical elements the only way an Arketipo product can. From the metal base which becomes a handle to the mix of elements in the structure, Electra is contemporary design which seeks solutions in modern day living.

Giuseppe Viganò designed the bookshelf Lady Bird, in raw metal with shelves in Emperador marble, moka oak or sucupira wood. The structure is made of iron rod with cup nuts in metal, galvanized brass or titanium. Its line develops itself in vertical by forming overlapped rhombus in which books and objects can be stored.

A simple and elegant bookcase

Defying the laws of physics, going beyond what we normally understand by the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities. After a lengthy period of research and development, ably assisted by state-of-the-art technology, the company’s designers created a production prototype of the original 1940 piece that architect Franco Albini made as a one-off for his Milan home. Respecting the authentic underlying concept of the design, with its compelling experimental feel, as well as its surprisingly spare, linear looks, today’s model preserves the minimal ideal of the original: a feeling of air and light so that the books and objets seem to float free. Thus does Cassina restore to the contemporary world of design one of its most emblematic artefacts, a piece that has acquired the status of a work of art, as magical now as it was when it was first seen. It is now also available in an exclusive limited edition in ashwood stained black with stainless steel metallic caps and elements.

Part of the Cassina collection since 2004, the Riflesso storage unit created in 1958 by Charlotte Perriand in association with Steph Simon has a new iteration. As in the case of the Tables en forme, which were designed in the 1930s and then upgraded in the 1950s to a more mature configuration, this multifunctional piece is characterised by wooden shelves with rounded edges with a strong Japanese influence, which was a common theme in Perriand’s oeuvre.  As was the case with all her furniture produced during this period, the expressiveness of the material itself became a distinguishing feature, creating soft eye-catching shapes of great elegance. Originally available in just one size and two heights, and only in a black finish, the new version is larger. The piece is available in mahogany, the sliding doors being natural or black anodised aluminium.

Adapté par Charlotte Perriand en 1984
These historic storage units, in the collection since 1978, are relaunched with a new look emphasising the features that make this unique furniture with its timeless design versatile, functional and perfect for the organisation of space. The units come in 18 fixed compositions, in two- and three-module versions and in three different types: with open compartments, with two hinged doors or with lover folding door. The wide range of colours—for the bases, external and internal parts of the modules and the doors—makes interesting, elegant solutions possible.
 

Cutting-edge modularity: Nuage, a family of bookcases and storage units designed by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina.
Charlotte Perriand never sees modularity, the key to modern design, as rigid or aseptic. For her it always combines functionality and aesthetics, managing to completely satisfy user requirements. The compositions for this model range from sideboards, to storage units, freestanding and wall-mounted bookcases, fixed symmetrically or asymmetrically, to self-supporting bookcases for using in the middle of rooms, in natural oak or black oak veneer. The modules can be fitted with doors to close the open compartments, in anodised aluminium or in a wide range of colours, to create alternating hollows and solids.

Designed by Franco Albini in 1956/57 and produced by Cassina from 2008, Infinito is a modular bookcase consisting of vertical supports, storage units with swing and bottom hinged doors, and shelves, available in natural ash wood, dyed black ash and Canaletto walnut finish. Each element of the product was massproduced, allowing for countless possible arrangements, from the supports to the components.
The structure, which does not need to be fixed to the wall, can offer a double surface, namely a partition with two sides containing bookshelves and other storage solutions.

Simplicity and essentialism are the main characteristics of this bookcase designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 and produced in the same year. A foldable bookcase which, according to Magistretti’s modus operandi, sprang from an analysis and reinterpretation a product type and the sum of its parts, the sides and shelves. From here, the object was reduced to the diagonal brace elements, used also as a support for the shelves, thus eliminating the sides. Nuvola Rossa is made in natural or black and white painted beech and, more recently, in a red painted version. There is also a Canaletto walnut version.