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Marc Newson's Modular Quobus Display Units

Enameled steel cubes connected by brass screws

By Rain Noe - May 2, 2023

in Furniture Design

Quobus, designed by Marc Newson, is a modular system of storage/display units. It's made up of enameled steel cubes in three different sizes.

"Each cube is enamelled in one of five colours (off white, charcoal, pastel green, pastel violet and pastel blue) and pinned together with brass screws to form a larger unit, which are sold in a variety of configurations and sizes."

"The modular display unit offers a storage solution for books, and creates distinct environments for display objects within each cube. Made from steel and enamelled in Belgium, each cube is extremely robust. Marc aimed to counteract sagging, ineffective bookshelves at the same time as creating something sculptural: 'The overriding inspiration and need was to create an object to tick all these boxes: it is hard to find things that hold books and objects that also have an identity and look good.'"

These were designed for and are sold by Galerie kreo, the international furniture gallery that describes itself as "a research laboratory dedicated to the production of contemporary pieces in limited editions, created exclusively for the gallery." Listed price: "> €50,000."

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Eric Salinas

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I love all the color options. I wouldn't have gone with the choice to have the brass connectors, rather I would have matched the color options. Also I must be too average to understand the pricing at "> €50,000" for this.

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  Brass was likely chosen for its low friction that makes it a better choice for threaded parts than steel.
  
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