Sideboard ‘B40’ by Dieter Waeckerlin
This B40 sideboard in rosewood was designed by Dieter Waeckerlin in 1958 and produced by Behr in Germany in 1965. This minimalist piece is regarded as Waeckerlin’s piece de resistance. The outside is executed in bookmatched rosewood veneer and the inside has a beautifully finished maple wood interior with drawers, shelves and a take-out dry bar with white detailing. The complete length of the body is supported by a chromed metal base, making the construction super sturdy. The doors close completely without handgrips, which adds to the exceptional sleek design of this piece. Apart from a few missing dots of light coloured lacquer on the inside in very good, fully restored condition. Especially the rosewood version is a true collector’s item. We also have the teak version of the B40 and the teak version of the smaller B20 sideboard by Waeckerlin in our current stock.
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Dimensions:
W: 248,5 cm
D: 56 cm
H: 80 cm
Weight: approx. 75 kilo
Material: Chrome metal frame, rosewood
Dieter Waeckerlin was born in 1926 in Nagold, Baden-Württemberg in Germany but he lived most of his life in Switzerland. He was taught as a carpenter and after following internships in Paris. Waeckerlin began designing for the German company Behr in the late 1950’s. It was during this period that he created his iconic B20, B40 and B60 sideboards, known for their stark simplicity and lack of extraneous details such as handles or ornaments. These pieces, along with others from his collaboration with Behr, are among his most celebrated works.
Wäckerlins designs were characterized by clean lines and a lack of unnecessary ornaments, the designer wanted them solely to be functional, versatile and elegant.
In addition to his work with Behr, Wäckerlin designed furniture for the Basel-based family business Idealheim and created pieces for the Swiss manufacturer SLZ, though these works are less well-known. In 1970, he expanded his career by opening his own design studllio. In 1978, Swiss company Mobimex acquired Wäckerlin’s collection, further solidifying his reputation in the design world. One of his key innovations came in 1979, when, together with Edlef Bandixen, he developed “Diagonal Massive,” a wood paneling technique later used by Willy Guhl and the company Diesiger for their tabletop production.
Waeckerlin supposedly designedeover 200 furniture pieces in his life, a good 120 of which were being taken into production. His very last design was the Quadrilla table system, dating back to 2003. After this he retired. He spent the last 3 years of his life in a nursing home in Lachen, before he passed away in the spring of 2013. Waeckerlin might not be as famous in design cirkles as Walter Knoll or Willy Guhl, but got more recognition in the last decade.
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