Designed by Robert Heritage for furniture maker, Beaver & Tapley Ltd in the 1960s, as part of its ‘Multi-width’ range, this is a classic piece of British midcentury. It’s a clever and practical item, wide but shallow, an all-in-one work station with a fall-door bureau and pigeon holes for your papers. Just pull up a chair to focus and work. This is combined with a glass-front bookcase and double lower cupboards providing plentiful storage. You can see the Scandinavian ‘form and function’ influence with its sleek, clean lines, but these are partnered with more traditional design elements like the cut of the legs and the brass ‘blade’ handles on the lower sliding doors. We love the pinstripe of the wood grain across the exterior surfaces. If you don’t have space for a conventional desk with drawers, this cabinet could be the perfect compromise. It’s super shallow depth won’t intrude into the room.
