Cees Braakman for Pastoe style “Birch Series” Wall System, Dutch 1950s

Cees Braakman for Pastoe style “Birch Series” Wall System, Dutch 1950s

This unique item, from the 1950s, was made on request by former owners to match their Birch series interior. This because Pastoe and Cees Braakman never made a Birch series wall system. Since former owners had several pieces of the Birch series in their living room, they really wanted a matching wall system to complete their interior.

The wall system is made the same way as other Birch Series items, with the same birch veneer, wood joints, locks and hinges. It has black metal risers, 13 shelves and 2 cabinets with keys.

This one of a kind item is probably the only way to obtain a “Cees Braakman Birch Series” wall system from the same period.

In good condition.

Cees Braakman was a Dutch furniture designer who worked for UMS Pastoe in the midcentury. He designed many beautiful pieces with the “U+N series”, better known as the “Japanese Series”, as his most famous. In the 1940s, Braakman was sent to the United States to observe design and production processes of furniture. Inspired by the works of Charles and Ray Eames, he started working with new materials like ply-wood and steel, which were used in many of his designs. Many items of his hand are now well known Dutch design classics, such as his DU03 sideboard, TU11 dining table, SB02 dining chair, MM07 sofa, TB16 coffee table, EB02 desk, FM06 lounge chair and CU06 high board.