Pastoe CU06 cabinet Cees Braakman Netherlands 1958

Cees Braakman

Netherlands, 1917 – 1995
Director, designer

Beautiful minimalist CU06 cabinet designed by Cees Braakman and manufactured by Pastoe in the Netherlands in 1958. A wonderful piece made from teak wood veneer. The cabinet also features a black painted metal frame. The handles on the outer doors are made of black plastic. On the outside you can see one tilt door on the upper left. Below that are four drawers. On the right side is one large door. On the inside of that door are three shelves with in the middle two drawer with metal handles. Behind the tilt door are two bar shelves. The inside of the shelves on the left is beautiful finished with bend veneer.

This cabinet is part of the Japanese series, and you can see that it draws a lot of design inspiration from Japanese aesthetics. The black metal frame has plastic feet to protect your floor, and they can be adjusted in height thanks to a clever system that helps level the cabinet on uneven floors. The cabinet is in very good original condition.

Literature: Pastoe 100 jaar vernieuwing in vormgeving Gert Staal Anne van der Zwaag Nai 010, page 75