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Vitsœ 606 Shelving

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The Vitsœ 606 Universal Shelving System, designed by Dieter Rams in 1960 and made continuously ever since, is the archetype of functional modernism. Anodised-aluminium E-tracks bolt to a plain plaster wall and carry pins, shelves and cabinets in a strict modular rhythm.

Nothing is decorative. Everything floats, everything snaps to a fixed interval, and every surface earns its place by doing a job. The result is a design language of quiet grey-whites, brushed silver structure and abundant empty space — form entirely in service of function.

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  • OriginGermany / United Kingdom (Vitsœ)
  • Period1950–1990; system introduced 1960, still in production
  • DesignerDieter Rams · Niels Wiese Vitsœ · Mark Adams
  • MovementsBraun/Ulm functionalism · Gute Form · industrial modernism

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