String System: Chest with Drawers

Description

Available in 2 sizes, this double-drawer chest adds another desirable modular component to the String System. Available in the collection’s full range of woodgrain veneer and painted finishes, it’s a versatile storage unit for use in a bedroom, office or media room. First introduced in 1949 by the late Nisse Strinning, String is a design classic that has stood the test of time.

Specifications

Size

Small: 16.5" h x 22.8" w x 11.8" d (42x58x30cm)
Large: 16.5" h x 30.7" w x 11.8" d (42x78x30cm)

Material

Lacquered MDF, ash, walnut, oak

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.