Vintage Scandinavian Sideboard in Birch with Hand-Painted Op-Art Pattern, 1960s

This modernist sideboard was produced in Scandinavia during the 1960s. It was finished with birch wood with irregular, strong graining with visible unevenness and grain variations. Wood finished in a characteristic, earthy color, where browns and grays interpenetrate in contrasts of varying intensity. The sideboard has a pair of sliding doors with longwooden handles. The front is decorated with hand-painted black and white hypnotic paintings in the Op-Art style. Inside, it has one shelf and a capacious empty space. The base is made of high legs made of wood.

The sideboard has been partially restored keeping it’s natural patina. This is a piece of furniture finished according to the rules of the Upcycled Vintage course. Its form is original and dates from the 20th century, but the final finish has been changed by artistic invention or composition of parts from different original object. All treatment are performed by traditional methods, are consisted with the aesthetic of the age from which the furniture comes from and support the Zero Waste idea.