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A versatile piece of furniture par excellence, the sideboard takes the lead in the latest décor trends, especially when it is a vintage and unique piece. There are sideboards on the market for all tastes and budgets; those made by the pioneers of Modernism, such as the famous Cansado by Charlotte Perriand, or the Bahut by Jean Prouvé, can even reach hundreds of thousands of dollars in auctions. Highly sought-after by cool hunters and interior designers, ubiquitous in interior design photographs, often combined with wallpapers decorated with geometric patterns or tropical flora, the 20th century sideboard makes its entry into the contemporary home as a powerful element, around which to develop the concept of an entire environment.
Its first presence in the domestic context was generally confined to the kitchen or the dining room, in order to substitute tables and shelves where the food was stored. The first sideboards furnished the aristocracy Italian houses of the 17th century, a time when they began to spread in the European continent, to reach the peak of popularity towards the 19th century: from a practical storage container for food and drinks, the sideboard became a piece characterized by structured forms, details and elaborated decorations on doors and drawers, while throughout the 20th century its shapes began to taper off, to take on a distinctly lighter, essential and deliberately modern character.
Even if it continues to bring a note of style in the dining room, nowadays the sideboard is easily placed in a variety of other spaces in the house, from the living room to the bedroom. The trump card of this piece of furniture is its dual function: a practical container as well as a display case for decorative objects, lamps, prints photographs, and television screens. The most sought-after sideboards are undoubtedly the examples produced in the '50s and '60s: it is precisely during these decades that interior design witnessed the boom of Scandinavian design furniture, which based on the sideboard a remarkable and vast production. Scandinavian design brought to a high level the synthesis between functionality, quality of execution and refinement of the materials of this pieces of furniture, among which are worthy of note the examples conceived by Danish designers Hans Wegner and Finn Juhl
From American designer George Nelson’s sideboards to the great made in Italy pieces, the contaminations between the Scandinavian style and the rest of the world in the middle of the 20th century, gave life to a production of sideboards strongly inspired by the Nordic models, typically recognizable by the slender parallelepiped structure, sliding panels and tapered legs: a sort of simple and “cozy” personality, which makes them newly appreciated by those who want to recreate welcoming spaces in the home, while maintaining a sophisticated touch. You will find several sideboards models in the eclectic selection of intOndo, accompanied by antique examples, luxurious déco sideboards signed by Vittorio Dassi and elegant rosewood pieces inspired by the style of Paolo Buffa.
