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The String System has defined wall-mounted shelving for seventy years: a pair of slim wire side panels, shelves and cabinets hooked between them. It's deliberately light — visually almost a sketch on the wall. KUUDU starts from a different brief: solid oak (FSC European) on a 75 cm section grid, where the shelf reads as a calm, present piece of furniture rather than a graphic element.
The wall-mounted KUUDU shown here is three sections wide, four levels tall — a wider, lower silhouette than String tends to encourage. Each section can carry a different level pattern, and shift mode allows staggered levels for a more rhythmic wall. Both systems are modular; KUUDU emphasises material presence over visual lightness.
String is right where you want the shelf to disappear into the wall composition. KUUDU is right where you want the shelf to be the wall composition — to anchor the room rather than recede from it. Both are demountable and expandable. If you're choosing between them, the question is mostly: do you want metal-and-wire, or oak?
String System Alternative: KUUDU Compared
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String is built on wire side panels with hooked-in shelves and designed for a light, almost graphic wall appearance. KUUDU uses solid oak in a 75 cm section grid and reads as a calmer, more substantial piece of furniture. Both are highly configurable; KUUDU emphasises material presence over visual lightness.
Wall-mounted KUUDU is configurable in width (sections), height (levels) and rhythm (shift mode for staggered levels). Each section can carry a different level pattern. Compared to String, the silhouette is more horizontal — fewer, wider sections rather than many narrow side panels.
KUUDU shelves come in 35 cm or 22 cm depth (half-depth boards). The 22 cm option is meant for hallways, narrow rooms or bathrooms where a full-depth shelf would feel intrusive.