636 Elling Buffet Cassina

In 1919, Gerrit Rietveld developed the now-iconic 636 Elling Buffet sideboard for Cassina, and it bears the distinctive mark of Rietveld's unique structural code.

The geometric form language of the 636 Elling Buffet sideboard is in keeping with the neoplastic principles advocated by the De Stijl movement and makes it an enduring work of art.

The sideboard is a striking example of the new spatiality it testifies to; its many different shapes and details form a genuine grid within which the structural parts are connected using solid wood. The interior components that serve as support systems are presented in a unique way in this genuine cage. There is a great equilibrium between the vertical load-bearing parts and the horizontal growth of the planes.

Like a sculpture, this design classic rests on the threshold between the plasticity of the contemporary era and the vast expanse that defines it.