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Mathieu Matégot Démon 5-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot Démon 3-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot Démon 3-Shelf System for GUBI in Oak (95cm)
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be customized in
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot Démon 3-Shelf System for Gubi in Black Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot Démon 4-Shelf System for GUBI in American Walnut
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Perforated Medium Storage Box, Solid Birch Wood Perforated Box by Erik Olovsson
By Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
for storage or stacked on top in endless combinations, both as a shelving system, side table or any
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2010s Swedish Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Perforated Small Low Storage Box, Birch Wood Perforated Box by Erik Olovsson
By Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
for storage or stacked on top in endless combinations, both as a shelving system, side table or any
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2010s Swedish Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch

Perforated Large Storage Box, Solid Birch Wood Perforated Box by Erik Olovsson
By Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
for storage or stacked on top in endless combinations, both as a shelving system, side table or any
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2010s Swedish Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch

USM Shelving Q118 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
tubes, the USM Haller system is built to last for generations and adapt as your needs change. Proudly in
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Chrome, Steel

USM Shelving R2 Storage System
By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer
Located in New York, NY
Haller system is built to last for generations and adapt as your needs change. Proudly in production for
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Mathieu Matégot Démon 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Stained Ash
By Gubi, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Glendale, CA
executed in three wood veneer finishes and powder-coated steel brackets. This modular shelving system can
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot Démon 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Stained Ash
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Stained Ash 215cm shelf length. The Démon
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Large four-part bookcase, by Poul Cadovius, Editions CADO, Denmark, circa 1960
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Paris, FR
Cado shelving system by Poul Cadovius in Brazilian rosewood, composed of: – 4 rack panels: H 248
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Oak Elevate Shelving I by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving II by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving VI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving III by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving IV by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Oak Elevate Shelving viii by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Ilmari Tapiovaara bookcase Laukaan Puu Finland 1955
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Oirlo, LI
Rare modular shelving unit designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and manufactured by Laukaan Puu
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Pine

Amuneal s Collector’s Knife Edge Mirror
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
collector’s shelving system or as a feature. Our mirrors are hand-fabricated and finished in our Philadelphia
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2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Wall Shelf with Bar Cabinet by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic shelving system from the 1960s, the high-quality containers and shelves are veneered in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Shelves

Materials

Teak

Tuffy by Konstantin Grcic for MAGIS
By Konstantin Grcic, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tables (Butch, Cuckoo and Topsy) and two shelving systems (Spike and Tyke) offering a natural and
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools

Materials

Beech

Large Black Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
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2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Small Rose Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Small Forest Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Large Forest Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Small Bordeaux Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
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2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Large Bordeaux Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Large Rose Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Small Black Steel Contemporary Shelf
Located in Geneve, CH
or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you love. The collection is
Category

2010s Danish Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Black Oak Elevate Shelving V by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving IV by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving I by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving VI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving IX by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Oak Elevate Shelving XI by Camilla Akersveen and Christopher Konings
Located in Geneve, CH
easily could be customised in any height or length. The modular shelving system can be assembled in an
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Shelving audio system Dieter Rams, Braun
By Braun
Located in Neuss, NW
Unique wall-mounted audio system by Dieter Rams for Braun from the 1960s. High-quality construction
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black, In Stock
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
shelving system. Inspired by the Manhattan bridge and construction techniques of early aircraft, the
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2010s American Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage Danish 5-Bay Rosewood Modular Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s.
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern 5 bay shelving system model Cado with back panels. This is a original vintage
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Rosewood

Elegant Marble Stone Glass Shelves Wall Mounted Shelving Unit Mikado, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
bookshelves are a very pure and elegant take on the modular shelving system. We chose to use colored marble
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2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Marble

Poul Cadovius Abstracta vintage Modular Display Unit, Denmark 1960
By Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
Minimal Danish modular display shelving by Poul Cadovius — Abstracta System, 1960s. A beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Metal

Poul Cadovius Abstracta vintage Modular Display Unit, Denmark 1960
By Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
Minimal Danish modular display shelving by Poul Cadovius — Abstracta System, 1960s. A beautiful
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Metal

USM Haller Shelving R1 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller
Located in New York, NY
Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM Haller system is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Italian Modern Glass and Aluminum Wall Mounted Shelf
By Rimadesio, Giuseppe Bavuso
Located in Boston, MA
The Eos Shelf, designed by Giuseppe Bavuso, is an innovative wall shelving system. With a thickness
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

Orange Vinyl Record Stand by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
design and works well as a graphic accent within shelving systems, record collections, or contemporary
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Vinyl Record Stand by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
design and works well as a graphic accent within shelving systems, record collections, or contemporary
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Antique Early 1900s Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Led Contemporary Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
one as a bedside table or add several together for a shelving system to display the things that you
Category

2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs Välipala Grand Library
By Mikko Nupponen, Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
warm tones contrast elegantly with the surrounding components. Above, a white shelving system takes
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Wood and Steel Offset Bookshelf
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
The wood and steel offset bookshelf is a shelving system that's perfect for any room in your home
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Modular Shelf System, Italy, 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
At the core of the design of this shelving system is Modernism that brought waves of innovative
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Mezzo End Table in Powder Coated Steel, Linoleum, and Oak by Laylo Studio
By Laylo Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
historic corner turrets as well as the small businesses to which they lend character. An open shelving
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21st Century and Contemporary American End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Tension Pole Free Standing Emerald Gold Aluminum Omni Wall Unit by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Omnibus Design
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Omni shelving system by George Nelson redefines modular display with architectural finesse and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

1960s Wall shelf, Kai Kristiansen, FM Møbler
By FM Møbler, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic shelving system from the 1960s. The high-quality containers and shelves are veneered in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

“Beta” Bookcase by Achille Castiglioni for BBB Bonacina, Italy, 1970
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Madrid, ES
. This shelving system reflects Castiglioni’s functional yet playful approach to design, characterized by
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Vintage 1970s Italian Shelves

Materials

Wood

Tension Pole Free Standing Rose Gold Aluminum Omni Wall Unit by George Nelson
By Omnibus Design, George Nelson
Located in Chattanooga, TN
rose-gold aluminum, transforming a celebrated shelving system into a work of architectural art
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Danish Architect’s Drawing Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
harmonious appearance. Constructed in two sections: The upper section features an open shelving system with
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Early 20th Century Danish Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Maple

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Shelving System For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic shelving system available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every shelving system was constructed with great care. There are 165 variations of the antique or vintage shelving system you’re looking for, while we also have 18 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a shelving system — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A shelving system made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one shelving system that is appealing in its simplicity, but Poul Cadovius, Cado and Royal System produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Shelving System?

Prices for a shelving system start at $442 and top out at $194,000 with the average selling for $4,005.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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