--- name: "Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Storage" subtitle: "55 years of unrevised cylindrical stacking storage" date: 2026-06-21 link: "https://store.moma.org/collections/new/products/kartell-componibili-2-tier-storage-burgundy-1" linkText: "store.moma.org" source: "MoMA Design Store" amazonLink: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00967MX3A" promotedTo: kartell-componibili-2-tier-storage topics: [design-and-art, home-and-kitchen] tags: [italian-design, storage, modernist, mid-century, giftable] description: "Anna Castelli Ferrieri's 1969 stacking cylinder, shown at MoMA in 1972, has stayed in uninterrupted production for 55+ years — proof that the design was correct the first time." --- Designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1969 and featured in MoMA's 1972 exhibition *Italy: The New Domestic Landscape*, the cylindrical stacking units have stayed in production for over 55 years without a single revision — which is itself the argument for one. The modular system lets a single unit grow into a column of three, scaling storage without changing the visual language. New colorways like Burgundy plant it firmly in current home aesthetics without chasing trends.