ROYAL SYSTEM MODULAR SHELVING UNIT

DESIGN: POUL CADOVIUS 1948

PRODUCER: CADO DENMARK

MEASUREMENTS: H 202, D 37,5 W 163 CM

PRICE: SOLD

Back in the late 1940ies, Poul Cadovius created one of the first modern style modular shelving units, and the Royal System series became an instant succes up until this day!
This set contains the attractive metal ‘ant leg’ floor stands, which makes it much easier to build up the system against the wall, and also give it much more support. The black color compliments the soft teak timber very well, and gives this piece a fantastic elgegant appearance. The biggest shelf can be used as a writing spot, and the box offers a maximum of functionality. All parts are in good condition, all complete, working lock in the box.

 

 

During the fifties many European furniture companies followed this success and started producing a wide range of comparable wall mounted systems, also using prefab materials for the production, but only the Cado system offered a very large number additional parts that could be choose from at the time; shelves and boxes in many sizes, different wood finishes etc. In the 1960ies, Cadovius took over the Danish furniture company France & Søn and renamed it into CADO. Cadovius worked with a number of famous designers such as Arne Vodder, Grete Jalk and Finn Juhl.