1970s Milo Baughman Split Bamboo, Pencil Reed and Chrome Credenza / Sideboard

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Milo Baughman Split Bamboo, Pencil Reed and Chrome Credenza/Sideboard

A refined and highly usable Mid-Century Modern credenza attributed to Milo … Read more Milo Baughman Split Bamboo, Pencil Reed and Chrome Credenza/Sideboard

A refined and highly usable Mid-Century Modern credenza attributed to Milo Baughman, executed in split bamboo and pencil reed with polished chrome trim and base. Cleanly architectural in form yet warm in material, this piece embodies the relaxed sophistication that defined Baughman’s most successful case furniture designs of the 1970s.

The rectilinear cabinet is fully clad in hand-laid split bamboo and pencil reed, arranged in alternating diagonal and linear patterns that create subtle geometric movement across the facade. Three long central drawers are flanked by cabinet doors on either side, offering a balanced composition and highly functional interior storage. The drawers retain their original chrome pulls, while the case is elevated on a polished chrome plinth base that lends the piece a crisp, floating profile and reinforces its tailored modernist silhouette.

Particularly desirable is the fact that the cabinet is fully finished on all sides, allowing it to float beautifully in a room as a server, media cabinet, or low console, rather than requiring wall placement. The reverse continues the same thoughtful bamboo patterning, a detail often reserved for higher-end production.

Warm, textural, and quietly glamorous, this credenza captures the easy elegance of American coastal modernism—equally at home in a Palm Beach interior, California casual setting, or sophisticated urban apartment.

A handsome and increasingly scarce example of organic modern design, combining natural material, practical storage, and the polished restraint associated with Milo Baughman. See less