838 Veliero Bookcase

The 838 Veliero Bookcase was designed by Franco Albini in 1939 for his own house in Milan; it was highly experimental, a daring challenge to the laws of balance. The bookcase has a lightness of touch typical of Albini designs in both its look and physical presence.

838 Veliero Bookcase features:

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• two pillars of ash with brass tip ends

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• 4mm stainless steel tie rods

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• anchoring elements of the rods are in burnished iron with the central rods in polished brass

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• the shelves are made of safety glass 3+3 mm

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• shelf supports in ash with polished brass ends

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• base in steel with the covering panels in ash

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Designer: Franco Albini

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