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It may seem strange that something as humble as the String System® from Swedish manufacturer String Furniture has become a design classic, but some things reflect their era so perfectly that they become timeless.
Initially, a competition launched by the major Swedish publisher Bonnier in 1949: if post-war Swedes wanted to buy books, they needed a practical, inexpensive and easy-to-assemble shelving system. Nisse Strinning had a flash of genius and won first prize: metal side ladders between which elements – shelves, sideboards, desks, etc. – hang freely.
The result was named String System and the String Furniture company was created to produce it on a large scale. Since then, String shelves have enjoyed continued worldwide success thanks to their blend of modularity, simplicity and aesthetic lightness.