Vintage String wall unit by Nisse & Kajsa Strinning for String Ab, Sweden 1960s

Stylish and at the same time playful vintage Swedish design String wall system ‘The Ladder Shelf’ in light ash wood with two cabinets and 10 shelves in different sizes. One of the cabinets has a nice and practical part with drawers. The Swedish designer couple Nisse and Kasja Strinning designed this modular wall system in 1949 for a design competition for a public library. A few years later, the design was put into production by String Design AB. It’s a nice airy design. This wall system is made of ash wood and consists of: 6 white uprights, 3 shelves of 30 cm x 80 cm, 2 shelves of 20 x 80 cm and 5 shelves of 20 x 80 cm, both cabinets are 30 cm deep, 78 cm wide and 42 cm high. The total width of the system is 220 cm, the total height is 152 cm. The wall system is in good condition with very light signs of use.