Design Contest: Home Office

Texas Tansu – Stackable Office Chests

By swingman, member
Stacked Tansu Office1

A set of stackable ‘tansu’ chests with drawers, doors and adjustable shelves. Made with contrasting woods, the primary material is oak plywood, with walnut face frames and oak drawer fronts and doors, outfitted with walnut pulls. A desktop fits between the two stacks, which can be configured any number of ways.

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  1. MarcioWilges | | #1

    The chest looks very Japanese in design actually. I've encountered one of these in a client's home when we were helping him with moving things around. Not the easiest article of furniture to be handling let me tell you that!

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