We’re rather in love with this gorgeous vintage find, a 1950s architect’s cabinet with nine, slim lower shelves, originally designed for drawings and plans. Described as ‘honey oak’ when acquired, there couldn’t be a better description of the beautiful tone and grain of the wood. It’s glorious and we love the three bands of dark marquetry that wrap around the bottom. Most unusually though it features a top plinth /shelf with a decorative border inside, perhaps where models were displayed. It makes for an excellent display area with a generous cupboard for light-weight storage below. It dates from the 1950s but there is a definite Art Deco influence at play here with the curved edges and the wood stripes. An eclectic item that deserves a quirky home. Fine lingerie storage maybe with scents and parfums displayed on top? Or somewhere to stow papers, prints and letters perhaps
