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The storage and shelving products
featured this month are not merely utilitarian pieces that
contain belongings or files. Many serve double duty as sculptural
wall pieces or freestanding screens that help divide or define
a room. Flexibility remains key for changing work and lifestyles.
—Rita F. Catinella
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Protecting Asian treasures
Spacesaver incorporated space-saving solutions
into San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum’s lower
level for collection storage and preservation. Included
are compact art racks for framed pieces, stationary
pallet racks for large sculptures, and more than 200
environmentally controlled cabinets on high-density
mobile systems for a range of artifact storage. Spacesaver,
Fort Atkinson, Wis. www.spacesaver.com
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Freestanding configurable
storage
MKS Designs introduces Modstor, a freestanding
configurable storage system suitable for commercial
or residential use. Modules consist of a frame, drawer,
and shelf; they come in wide or narrow, with short or
tall drawers, and connect left to right as well as stack
top to bottom. Frames, drawer baskets, and shelves are
made from powder-coated steel, while drawer fronts and
backs are high-density polyethylene or solid hardwood.
MKS, Cambridge, Mass.
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Shelving support pole
The latest addition to the Rakks product line is the PC4
support pole featuring threaded compression mounts for
secure installation between floor and ceiling. Suitable
for a range of residential, commercial, and retail display
applications, this 11¼2'' x 11¼2'' extruded-aluminum
support can accommodate ceiling heights up to 12'. The
pole is stocked in clear- or black-anodized-aluminum and
white-powder-coated finishes. Rangine, Millis, Mass. www.rakks.com
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Mobile office storage
Bretford and Formway Design introduce the Traffic
storage line featuring the Boxstore and Mobile Pedestal.
A range of interior accessories, including pullout
shelving, flat shelves, or media drawers, can be employed
to customize Traffic for specific storage issues. Boxstore
is available in more than 20 combinations of height,
width, and door options, and the Mobile Pedestal can
double as cushion-top seating. Bretford, Chicago. www.bretford.com
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