Poul Cadovius-style shelving at a fraction of the cost: Ikeas new Svalnas modular shelving

All-new: Ikea’s modular Svalnas Scandinavian-modern style shelving. This is sure to be a big hit: It’s very much in the style of famed Poul Cadovius Royal System / Cado modular shelving — but at a fraction of the cost.

The Idea Svalnas shelves and standards are bamboo; the Cados still made today in Denmark have veneer on the MDF shelves, and solid walnut or oak standards. The Svalnas brackets are powder-coated steel, which sounds good to me. I’m not gonna try to assess quality differences.

One of my dream jobs: Professional Ikea Hacker. I got on Ikea Hackers once with this project. *so proud*. 

Links:

• Ikea Svalnas new for 2018  
• Poul Cadovius Royal Systems modular shelving at Design Within Reach
• Nom nom, see this story from our archives on vintage Barzilay Multispan
• And, see all my research on retro and vintage shelving solutions here.

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