Brutalist Credenza ID  

Deosnt look Brutalist to me?
Deosnt look Brutalist to me?

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Looks like a South East Asian imported thing to me, there is a reason why Europeans or North Americans rarely made labour intensive work like this on any scale, it was too expensive for us to make.

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elaborate frame-and-panel front is a clever use of a single set of panel profiles and repeated frame joinery, entirely machine-made, I would say. The pattern is repeated in both vertical and horizontal directions; a minimum number of different parts is called for. For what that may be worth.

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You're right but the machining time and the assembly! Compared to the cabinet behind its a big job.

"Brutal credenza"
Apologies. I couldn't resist.

I see your point. Up close an...
I see your point. Up close and personal it looks handcrafted, no glue used, just nails for each one of those squares. Labor intensive piece if not entirely handcrafted. South East Asia highly unlikely... the logo with the angel and boy found inside on a piece of plywood used as LP dividers bears letters that are clearly English. I can make out the words superior, usa, and plywood. Thanks.

Heath,
Maybe not on a large...
Heath,
Maybe not on a large scale depending what you mean.
North American and European furniture quality and workmanship is the pinnacle of design and what makes this forum.
Without them we would still be sitting on carved tree stumps talking on a forum called Stumpaddict.

Large scale as in thousands, ...
Large scale as in thousands, which I doubt there are of this piece. You'll find no argument from me when it comes to the quality of much European design, this piece just is not part of that tradition.
What makes 20th century European design so distinctive is the refinement and efficiency of production, again, its just not exhibited here.

I actually thought sth east...
I actually thought sth east asian too,not that there's anything wrong with that.
If I needed fire wood though I would rather save the log chair.hehe

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Its a kind of pseudo Spanish mission with a twist of baronial, though there was always something inauthentic to that style anyway. Its like all those dubious antiques at homewares shops.
At least its not chipboard.