505 Up Sideboard

Overview

The 505 UP Sideboard is a 2021 design by Nicola Gallizia. Molteni&C's datasheet calls it the natural evolution of 505 UP: a sideboard with a thousand nuances, set by the many variants and combinations of its front pieces.

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Construction

Side panels, tops and back panels are chipboard clad in eucalyptus or oak veneer, or melamine-faced and painted from the Molteni range. Fronts are 22 mm or 35 mm thick, glass doors have an extruded aluminium frame, and the base is either a plinth or a metal base of extruded aluminium with die-cast feet.

Specifications

• Widest single unit: 1280 mm overall (1248 mm internal module width plus two 16 mm side panels), 542 mm deep with the top, 1345 mm high with the metal base (without top)
• Composition length: up to 2880 mm with the metal base (three 928 mm modules)
• Structure depth: 500 mm; 526 mm with a 22 mm front, 539 mm with a 35 mm front
• Heights with the metal base (without top): 577, 769, 961 and 1345 mm

Two bases

The datasheet gives the sideboard a dual base option: a floor-standing plinth, or a metal base for a lighter, more airy version. Molteni&C's page says the cast aluminium base gives the sideboard a sense of lightness while keeping its classic proportions.

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Where it stands

According to the datasheet the sideboard serves the living room, dining room, bedroom and entrance, and the page calls it a versatile centrepiece for dining and living areas and even bedrooms.