606 Universal Shelving System
Designer
Dieter Rams
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Vitsœ
Origin
United Kingdom
Year Designed / Year Made
1960 / circa 2015
Design Museum Section
German Design Icons
Modular Design
Categories
Shelving, Bookcases
Designheroes ID
238326
Auction House
Wright
Headquarter
Chicago, United States
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Art + Design
Sale Location
Chicago, United States
606 Universal Shelving System
Dieter Rams
Germany / United Kingdom, 1960 / circa 2015
Vitsoe
enameled steel, aluminum, beech, lacquered wood
100½ h × 184 w × 19¼ d in (255 × 467 × 49 cm)
Painted manufacturer's label to each upright ‘Vitsoe‘. Plastic manufacturer's label to each drawer ‘Vitsoe‘.
System is comprised of:
6 — 99" X-Post upright posts
6 — 89 3/4" E-Track upright wall rail
17 — 35 3/4" x 14 1/4" shelves
5 — 34 1/8" x 2" cross rail
3 — 34 1/8" x 7" cross rail (not pictured)
2 — 35 3/4" x 15" 1/2" 2-drawer cabins with beech
6 — foot pads
12 — wall bracket
12 — barrel extension for wall bracket
32 — hanging pins
Literature
Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible, Lovell, ppg. 202-203
Object
606 Universal Shelving System
Designer
Dieter Rams
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Vitsœ
Origin
United Kingdom
Year Designed / Year Made
1960 / circa 2015
Design Museum Section
German Design Icons
Modular Design
Categories
Shelving, Bookcases
Designheroes ID
238326
Auction House
Wright
Headquarter
Chicago, United States
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Art + Design
Sale Location
Chicago, United States
