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Retro Tomado wall rack in original red, blue and yellow colors from 1958

SKU: RV-1782-19

Retro Tomado wall rack in original red, blue and yellow colors from 1958.  

Description
This retro Tomado wall rack in the original red, blue and yellow colors of 1958 has 3 adjustable steel shelves. The basic dimensions are 70x21x68 cm, but this rack is easy to expand horizontally or vertically. The shelves and side supports are made of metal and can each carry up to 8 kg. Simple wall mounting. Original design: Adriaan Dekker 1958.

This is an official reissue of the design from Adriaan Dekker. This module consists of two black carriers and three colored shelves. Original colors inspired by Mondriaan: blue, yellow and red.

This storage system, produced in the 1950s in the Netherlands, was a great success in Scandinavian houses.

Modular, so the parts are interchangeable with other models. The design stands out for its simple lines, beauty, quality and is very practical.

This wall rack is nowadays considered as an icon of modernist style and vintage spirit. Practical as for example bookshelf in the living room, but also very useful in the kitchen or bathroom or children's room.

Important features

  • Retro look
  • Black side supports and red, blue and yellow layers
  • Infinitely expand and combine into a larger whole (see photo 4 and beyond ...)
  • Up to 8 kg carrying capacity
  • Easy assembly

Condition
Retro version - New condition!

Size

  • Height: 68 cm.
  • Length: 70 cm.
  • Width: 21 cm.

Multiple Tomado wall racks in stock! (± 8 pieces)

Tomado was a Dutch company for household products, particularly in plastic coated wire.

The company was founded in Dordrecht in 1923 by the Van der Togt brothers. Tomado stands for Van der Togt Massa Articles Dordrecht. Originally, it was a small company that produced simple wallpaper brackets made of copper wire, which could be used mount photos on wallpaper. After the Dutch Association of Housewives gave the company the assignment to develop a metal drainer it started to grow and soon a factory in Zwijndrecht was opened.

After the Second World War the reconstruction period began in which Tomado-products symbolized the modern housekeeping. They became very popular and almost every household possessed one or more Tomado products. Due to the popularity of the brand, the company grew rapidly in the 1950s.

Popular products mainly concerned Tomado racks made of iron wire which came in the colors white, black, red, yellow and blue, reminding of the creations of Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. Very well known were the bookshelves with supports of wire steel and metal shelves in different pastel colors. These are great collector's items at this moment.

Tomado has had a joint venture with Swiss METALTEX since 1986. Metaltex is one of the largest wire products producers in Europe.


Some translations come from an automated system and may contain errors.  

Country of origin
The Netherlands

Kind of object
Wall rack - Bookshelf

Theme
Household - wall furniture

Category
Retro - vintage

Color
Black - red - yellow - blue

Manufacturer
METALTEX

Brand
Tomado

Material
Wire work and sheet steel

Particularities
Official reissue - Design Adriaan Dekker - Easy to expand horizontally or vertically

Era
Official retro reissue to the original from 1957

Quality
Retro - New - Excellent quality!

Height
​68,00 cm

Lenght
70,00 cm

Width
21,00 cm

Shipping method
Parcel post

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