Lehni Aluminium Shelf System - Sideboard

The Aluminium Shelf System – as a Sideboard

This sideboard configuration is a refined composition within the iconic Aluminium Shelving System by Andreas Christen. First developed for the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition and brought into production by Lehni in 1970, the system is now regarded as a milestone of Swiss modernism.

What may seem like a standalone piece is, in fact, an expression of the system's modular intelligence. Built from lightweight yet robust bent aluminium sheets and stabilized with a signature cross-brace, the sideboard carries the same DNA as the full shelving configurations — combining open compartments and drawers into a piece that is as functional as it is considered.

Lightweight, tool-free to dismantle, and endlessly adaptable, the system allows for countless configurations — from full shelving walls to refined furniture pieces like this. Designed for flexibility, it can be expanded with drawers, doors, wardrobe rails, and more — making even a single configuration part of something much larger.

The mix of colour and natural aluminium shown here reflects the system's openness to personalisation. This specific configuration features a drawer unit on the left and three flat drawers on the right, each side with an open lower compartment. Different configurations and colours on request.