Surface Storage

Overview

Surface Storage is a drawer unit designed by Vincent Van Duysen in 2015. B&B Italia describes the storage pieces as geometric and linear, with reduced forms, essential materials and extensive customisation.

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Construction

The storage frame is veneered wood-particle panel. Versions with a section and extractable shelf combine solid wood with veneered panel; drawer fronts use MDF, the side and baseboard use HPL, and the adjustable feet combine steel and plastic.

Specifications

• Representative variant: CSF90A
• Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 90, 45 and 46 cm

Balance rather than simplification

The manufacturer's account places this storage design within the same restrained vocabulary of geometry, linear organisation and essential materials associated with Surface. It explicitly says the sober character is not the result of mere simplification, but of a search for balance.

Storage-specific construction

Unlike the small tables, this product is organised around drawers and storage frames. The sheet distinguishes the main frame, the section with extractable shelf, drawer fronts, drawer frames, side and baseboard as separately specified components.