U-452 sideboard with sliding doors by Jiří Jiroutek for Interiér Praha, 1960s. Made of beech, veneer, plywood and laminate. Excellent condition, fully restored. Part of the famous Universal series (U-450) designed in 1958 for the Czechoslovak national company Interiér Praha by Czech designer Jiří Jiroutek. The success of the Czech pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels was followed by the rise of the modernist style (called "Brussels style" in Czechoslovakia). One of the most important representatives of the Brussels style are the U-450 series cabinets and drawer units with their typical pastel colors and sloping legs. In Czechoslovakia of the 1960s and 1970s they could be found in almost every modern home. The cabinets were unique not only in design but also in their technological innovation, which enabled their mass production and availability at a time when there was a huge demand for furniture in Czechoslovakia. This furniture was among the first to be made from prefabricated parts, with which it was then assembled. The same technological process enabled the reduction of furniture prices and the expansion of companies such as IKEA.
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SILVER Seller in Praha, Czechia
