Pastoe CU04 Cees Braakman cabinet Netherlands 1958

Cees Braakman

Holland, 1917 – 1995
Director and designer

This is for a minimalist model CU04 cabinet designed by Cees Braakman and manufactured by Pastoe UMS, The Netherlands 1958. This high cabinet is made of rare and only made to order walnut wooden veneer and has a black painted metal frame. I have only seen a few walnut versions in the past 15 years, they are extremely rare and more beautiful in wood grain drawing. The door handles are made of black plastic. The two double folding doors have the nice feature that they can be opened only half if wanted, on the inside there is one shelf on the left and 2 on the right. The lower part has four drawers with the typical bent wooden insides. This is a very versatile cabinet which can serve many purposes. This cabinet is from the Japanese series as you can see it has a lot of Japanese influences to the aesthetics of the design. The black metal structure frame has plastic feet to protect your floor and they are also adjustable in height due to an ingenious system that allows you to lever the cabinet in case of an unequal floor. The cabinet is in very good original condition with only very minimal and normal wear due to age and usage and still its nice original patina and colour which gives a lot of character to the piece. This is a timeless piece and fits nearly any modern interior, home or office.