Cross-legged magazine rack cees braakman

Dark stained beech, cross-braced base, open sides UMS Pastoe Edition, Utrecht, Netherlands Dimensions: H 55 cm × W 44 cm. This magazine rack, with its open sides creating a graphic interplay of solids and voids, and its cross-braced base providing elegant stability, perfectly illustrates the Braakman method: solving a functional problem in the most direct, honest way, allowing the structure itself to become the ornament. The dark stained beech — the preferred material of the Pastoe house — brings the necessary artisanal warmth to balance the piece, tempering the geometric rigor of a natural nobility. Founded in Utrecht in 1913, UMS Pastoe — Utrechtsche Machinale Stoel- en Meubelfabriek — has established itself under Braakman's leadership as one of the most innovative furniture manufacturers in Northern Europe, alongside Fritz Hansen in Denmark and Cassina in Italy.