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Theca
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's 2014 sideboard with sliding aluminium doors and veneered MDF shelves
930 × 780 × 430 mm
2014
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Description
Overview
Theca is a sideboard by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Magis, designed in 2014. Its body combines aluminium plate with veneered MDF.
Construction
The sides, back and sliding doors are aluminium plate, and the shelves are MDF veneered in cherry, walnut or ash. The MDF is 25 mm thick, and each shelf has a maximum load of 30 kg.
Specifications
93 x 43 x 78 cm (W x D x H, AC780). Two frame finishes and three veneers are listed.
Story
Metal stamping and wood
Theca brings the allure of an industrial production into a bespoke interpretation for the home or office. Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Magis had for some time been exploring metal stamping combined with the traditional warmth of wood, and Theca is the logical next step in that process. The cabinet type takes in the history of furniture, from the 18th century to Scandinavian design.
In the designers' words
The Bouroullecs call Theca a logical continuation of their work with Magis and with the manufacturing process of metal stamping, a language they had already explored with the Steelwood project.
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