Still considered today one of the most characteristic and complete collections ever designed by Frattini, Serie 500 was born from careful observation of the needs of a new way of living, new functions filtered by the designer's aesthetic sensitivity and his historical memory. Serie 500 writes another page of the collaboration with the Gianfranco Frattini Archive and a new chapter in the history of Tacchini: storage furniture.
Traditional elements are reinterpreted in new functions. Unexpected compartments open the doors of memory and recall the warmth of home. The first two pieces re-edited by Tacchini, the Model 500/3 sideboard with three container elements with shutters, and the Model 500/4 high sideboard with two plus two shutters, were designed following a concept of modularity ante litteram, which begins with a bench element - a curved wooden base strengthened by a T-shaped element that makes it non-deformable - and then involves the addition of various modules in length and height.
