The cabinet was part of the display for “Sartoria Moderna” (modern dress-makers) at the IV Triennale, Monza in 1930, organised by the group of architects from Como (Cereghini, Terragni, Mantero and Giussani), in which Lingeri designed the “Changing Rooms”, in collaboration with numerous artisan firms in the Como (silk and fabrics) and Brianza areas.
The cabinet, with display case and magazine rack, was produced by the firm of Orsenigo di Figino Serenza, and was the end part of the waiting area; it rested on the briarwood dividing wall which screened the three changing-rooms. The furniture shows the relation between a simple, absolute geometric form and the decorative value of the briarwood lining.
The volume is constructed with simple geometric relations, a perfect parallelepiped with a rectangular base, with its height modified in the preserved version, following the replacement of the solid wood zoccolo with four metal supports. Fitted with a door and drawer perfectly in line, it is enlivened by the asymmetric forms of two displays, one of which fits in the corner, in an open-plan area, the precursor of forms of modern architecture. The slim brass frames mediate the warmth of the briarwood and the coldness of the glass.
From the manufacturing point of view, the extraordinary volumetric continuity of the levels is achieved through the accurate veneering technique used on the already made-up furniture.
In its reconstruction, as well as re-proposing the brass zoccolo, attention was also paid to the briarwood finishes of the non-visible parts, enabling the cabinet to be placed free of the wall.
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