Multicolour USM Haller Modular Storage Bookcase in Lacquered Metal and Chrome, Design by Fritz Haller
USM Haller modular storage bookcase with two bays and five levels, in panels of multicolour lacquered metal — yellow, red, blue and grey — on a frame of chrome tubes with connecting balls. Drop-down doors at top and bottom and open niches with shelves in the centre. Design by Fritz Haller. Dimensions: Width: 153 cm | Depth: 37 cm | Height: 210 cm.
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PRODUCT DETAILS
| Period | 20th century |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | Suisse |
| Style | Design |
| Creator | Fritz Haller pour USM Haller |
| Width | 153 cm (60,24 in) |
| Depth | 37 cm (14.57 in) |
| Height | 210 cm (82,68 in) |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This modular bookcase is composed of two bays over five levels, structured by the characteristic frame of chrome tubes assembled by the famous connecting balls in chrome-plated brass. The cases receive panels of lacquered metal in bold colours — golden yellow, ruby red, gentian blue and grey — alternating drop-down doors at top and bottom with open niches with shelves in the centre, mounted on small adjustable feet.
The USM Haller system was designed in 1963 by the Swiss architect Fritz Haller with Paul Schärer for the USM factory in Münsingen. Having become an icon of functionalist design and entered the collections of MoMA, it remains the reference modular storage, its original polychromy being particularly joyful here.
Condition report: Good general condition. Brilliant lacquers in vivid colours showing small marks from use, sound chrome, functioning drop-down doors. An iconic and modular storage piece, equally at home in an office, a sitting room or a child's bedroom.
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