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Nils Strinning shelves & shelving systems

Nils Strinning was one of the leading Swedish furniture designers of the 20th century. He studied architecture...

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String Floor Panels
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String Floor Panels

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String Living Room J
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String Living Room J

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Kids Room Bundle D
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Kids Room Bundle D

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String Pocket
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String Pocket

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String Kitchen shelf B
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String Kitchen shelf B

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String Metal Shelf
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String Metal Shelf

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String Cabinet with Sliding Doors
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String Cabinet with Sliding Doors

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String Living Room H
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String Living Room H

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String Living Room Q
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String Living Room Q

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String Shelves 3-pack
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String Shelves 3-pack

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String Binder Cabinet

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String Binder Cabinet

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String Chest of Drawers
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String Chest of Drawers

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String Folding Table
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String Folding Table

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String Wall Panel
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String Wall Panel

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Kids Room Bundle B
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Kids Room Bundle B

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String 1949-2024 Shelf

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String 1949-2024 Shelf

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String Workplace E Oak White
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String Workplace E Oak White

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String Worktop
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String Worktop

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String Plex Floor Panels
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String Plex Floor Panels

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String Aluminium Bowl

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String Aluminium Bowl

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String Magazine Shelves Solid
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String Magazine Shelves Solid

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String Magazine Holder
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String Magazine Holder

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String Hall T
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String Hall T

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String Magazine Shelves Metal
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String Magazine Shelves Metal

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String Hooks 5-pack
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String Hooks 5-pack

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String Rods
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String Rods

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String Bowl Shelf
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String Bowl Shelf

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String Cabinet with Sliding Mirror Doors

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String Cabinet with Sliding Mirror Doors

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String Wire grids for work tables

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String Wire grids for work tables

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String Hanger racks 2-pack
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String Hanger racks 2-pack

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String Workplace C Oak White

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String Workplace C Oak White

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String Workplace C
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String Workplace C

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String Shoe Shelves
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String Shoe Shelves

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String Workplace C Ash White

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String Workplace C Ash White

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String Display Cabinet
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String Display Cabinet

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Nils Strinning 1917 - 2006

Nils Strinning was born in 1917 in Kramfors, Sweden and was one of the leading Swedish furniture designers of the 20th century. He studied architecture at the Stockholm School of Technology and during his studies created the prototype of the dish rack that later became the Elfa shelf.

Over the years, Nils also developed some other variants of this design, such as a holder for binbags, changing tables and not least the wire trays which became a completely new way of decorating a wardrobe and which are still popular features in many homes.

Strinning is mainly known for having designed, together with his wife Kajsa, the so-called String Shelf which was developed for a competition announced by Bonnier and the Swedish Handicraft Association in 1949. The String Shelf became popular immediately after it was presented in the magazine Form and during the H55 exhibition in Helsingborg. In the early 50s Bonnier established the separate company String Design in collaboration with Nils Strinning. Meanwhile, Strinning continued the work of developing the shelf, designing both the floor-standing models and the String Plex Pocket with plexiglass sides.

The success of the String shelf led to several collaborations with Nordic and European furniture manufacturers during the 1960s, including Deutsche String, Thonet and Casala. Strinning also designed seats, chairs and tables, and it is said that the spindle table was his invention, which Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein then developed further.