Four Sideboards Redefine Storage as Focal Points

Sideboards, once relegated to practical storage, are now being designed as expressive focal points in modern interiors. Azure Magazine highlights four distinct pieces that exemplify this trend. The AlterEgo by Abimis, a companion to Alberto Torsello's Ego kitchen, features a 1950s retro-futuristic style with rounded corners, a stainless-steel frame, and Cipollino marble doors accented by circular stainless-steel handles. The Admira Prestige by Gallotti&Radice, designed by CEO Silvia Gallotti, combines sculptural geometric lines with a solid wood oval base available in ten opaque lacquers, and doors of tempered extralight glass treated with aluminum, gold, or copper leaf. Cesar's Unit sideboard, part of a collection by García Cumini, introduces fluted mirrored glass as a material option, tempered at up to 650 degrees and coated with a silver-based solution for a reflective effect. Finally, Inglis Hall's Larder Cupboard, originally built by founder Toby Hall for his Sussex workshop and reimagined with designer Jay Osgerby for a Hampshire barn renovation, is now a made-to-order kitchen cabinet handcrafted from larch, oak, or walnut, with scalloped rails and peg holes for adjustable shelving and brass rods. These designs demonstrate how sideboards can anchor a room with their proportions, finishes, and forms.