PRODUCTS ROOMS Manufacturers & Designers Highlights Offers Info Stores
USM Haller

USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable

by Fritz Haller & Paul Schärer — from 3.150,00 €
USM Haller Logo
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable

Click here for more images  
3.150,00 € *
Available within 8-12 weeks
(standard delivery time)
3 % advance payment discount*: 3.055,50 € (Save 94,50 €)

A piece of USM furniture consists of three components: steel tubes form the structure, metal panels serve as cladding and chrome plated brass balls keep everything together. The simple construction method enables a unique design freedom and furniture that best meets the users personal needs: and which can be rebuilt later as and when required. Each element of your personal USM Haller unit can be individually configured with, for example, drop-down and extension doors. Discover even more individuality in smow USM configurator.

Important Information: This type of USM Haller unit is particularly bulky/heavy. Only in exceptional cases, that is where the conditions at your location so permit, can such units be delivered fully assembled. If this is not possible, the unit will be delivered partially assembled and final assembly organised "on site". In Germany the local assembly supplement is 149, - EUR + 2% of value of goods. For deliveries outwith Germany, and general questions regarding delivery options, please contact our USM Service Team.

Details

Product type Filing cabinet
Dimensions

Overall
(1) Height: 179 cm
(2) Length: 153 cm
(3) Depth: 37 cm
Ball centre to ball centre
(1) Height: 175 +4 cm
(2) Length: 150 cm
(3) Depth: 35 cm
Weight ca. 87,5 kg (without doors)
Material Panels: Metal, powder coated
Structure: Steel, chrome plated
Ball: Brass, chrome plated
Variants Optionally available with drop-down or extension doors.
Colours

Colour chart Request a USM Haller Colour Fan
Function & Properties Filing cabinet can be extended in all directions
Inflammable class 1
Assembly
Care Chrome plated, powder coated and glass elements should be cleaned with a damp, light cloth and subsequently dried.
Stubborn stains can be cleaned with glass cleaner or water mixed with ethanol in a ratio of 10:1

Please click on picture for detailed information (ca. 1,6 MB).

Awards & Museums Permanent collection MoMA, New York
Certificates Inflammable class 1 (DIN 4102)
GREENGUARD - Indoor Air Quality
LEED "Green Directive"
Warranty 24 months
Product datasheet Please click on picture for detailed information (ca. 1,6 MB).

Popular versions

USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, USM beige, Open, Open, With 2 drop-down doors, With 2 extension doors
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, USM ruby red, With 2 drop-down doors, With 2 drop-down doors, Open, Open
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Steel blue RAL 5011, With 2 drop-down doors, Open, Open, Open
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Light grey RAL 7035, Open, Open, Open, With 2 extension doors
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Pure orange RAL 2004, Open, Open, Open, With 2 extension doors
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, USM green, Open, Open, Open, With 2 extension doors
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Anthracite RAL 7016, With 2 drop-down doors, Open, Open, Open
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Mid grey RAL 7005, Open, Open, Open, Open
USM Haller Storage Unit L, Customisable, Anthracite RAL 7016, Open, Open, Open, With 2 drop-down doors

FAQ

?
Should the answers to your questions not be found here, our service team can be contacted Mon-Fri, 9 am - 5 pm via +49 341 2222 88 22.

Why can I not select flip-up doors for the USM Haller filing cabinet?

Due to the variety of products offered by the USM Haller furniture system, for reasons of clarity we currently do not offer all possibilities in our online shop. We are of course happy to provide you with a customised offer. Please contact our USM Service Team for more information.

Can I assemble a USM Haller filing cabinet myself?

Owing to the complexity of the USM Haller furniture system, it is imperative that assembly and is always carried out by USM trained technicians. Not least as this guarantees the longevity and continued functionality of the USM products. In addition incorrect assembly risks damage, which potentially requires even more work to correct it.

The USM Haller filing cabinet has 5 levels, but I can only select door options for 4. Why?

Owing to the height of the filing cabinet decisions about which door type can and/or should be added to the top element are best taking following consultation between the client and a trained USM representative. Therefore in the smow online shop you can only choose the open version. Should you require a door in the top element please contact our USM Service Team for to discuss your options.

Design Story

The Design

The USM construction principle is based around three elements from which a complete furniture family can be constructed. Steel tubes linked by chrome plated brass balls form the skeleton which is the clad with coloured steel panels to complete the unit. Or if required is clad with glass panels to complete the unit. The USM Haller spectrum ranges from simple shelving structures, such as the popular USM Haller sideboards or the USM Haller filing cabinet L and onto more complex storage solutions such as the USM Haller tables and mobile containers. Originally the architect Fritz Haller developed the USM furniture in 1963 as an interior furnishing for a new USM office building. However, a major contract to furnish the Rothschild Bank in Paris, lead in 1969 to the series production. And so his continuing success story of USM Haller. Characteristic of the USM Haller modular shelves is the clearly defined, minimalist design and the classically elegant effect caused by light reflecting on the shiny surfaces.

Mechanical assembly of a USM skeleton

Designer

Although best known today for the USM furniture system, Fritz Haller always considered himself principally as an architect. Born in Solothurn, Switzerland in 1924 Fritz Haller trained as first a draughtsman and subsequently an architect. A great influence on his approach to architecture came from year he spent in Rotterdam where he worked with Willem van Tijen and Berend Bakema, two of the most important representatives of post war modernism. Fritz Haller largely planned larger scale buildings such as schools, office buildings and industrial facilities - all characterised by a functionalism accent and a tendency to systematisation. His most famous work, the USM Haller furniture, was created in 1963. And almost by accident. Having been commissioned in 1961 to built a new office pavilion for USM, Fritz Haller then also created the office furniture. The USM Haller furniture system remained the only commercial furniture design, but made ??him famous worldwide. Fritz Haller died in October 2012 in Solothurn.

USM Haller furniture: a timeless design classic.

Manufacturer

The USM filing cabinet L has a long history. In 1885 Ulrich Schärer established USM as a locksmith and hardware store in the Swiss village of Münsingen. Following the addition of window fitting and general sheet metal fabrication to the company's portfolio the decisive moment in the company's history came in 1961. Looking to place the company on a solid base for the future Ulrich Schärer's grandson Paul Schärer commissioned local architect Fritz Haller with the construction of new production and administrative facilities. And office furniture for the new buildings. The resulting USM Haller modular furniture system has been serially produced in Münsingen since 1969. And its global popularity is attested to by the presence of USM flagship stores in locations as far removed from the Swiss Alps as Tokyo or New York.

USM filing cabinet

Production

Developed in the 1960s in the Swiss village of Münsingen USM Haller units are still largely produced in the same workshops. All USM basic building blocks are produced in Münsingen where the metal panels are also powder coated in one of the 14 standard USM colours. Final assembly of the units is then either carried out in Münsingen or in one of USM's global factories. Units intended for the German market, for example, are assembled in the USM factory in Bühl, Baden-Württemberg. The transport of unassembled parts being space-saving and thus ecologically meaningful. And as a company USM understands its environmental responsibility in many ways. All manufacturing processes are planned from an environmental perspective, focusing, for example, on a reduction of CO2 emissions both during the production and subsequent distribution. In addition the USM modular furniture system is, with its very long product cycle, inherently sustainable. And safe. USM furniture having been awarded the Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certificate, thus guaranteeing a healthier indoor environment.

Fritz Haller not only designed the USM furniture system, but also USM office and factory buildings.

Historical Context

Fritz Haller developed both his furniture system and his buildings, true to the famous dictum "form follows function" and thus true to the principles of functionalism. As an architecture and design principle functionalism first reached a popularity at Bauhaus Dessau. At that time the expressionist led design approach from the Weimar period developed towards an objective form, which should be preferably be produced by industrial manufacturing processes rather than traditional handicraft. The beauty in architecture and design, according to the functionalists, should result from the functionality of an object. not decorative elements. Forty years later this understanding can be perfectly seen in Fritz Haller's USM units. By focusing on the function the result is a strict and minimalist design which combines function with form. And so the perfect office furniture solution.

USM headquarters in Münsingen, Switzerland

Our USM Haller Sideboards, Highboards and Filing Cabinets

Depth:
always 37cm
M
Length: 77cm
L
Length: 152cm
Sideboards
Height: 74cm
Highboards
Height: 109cm
Filing Cabinets
Height: 179cm
Everything is possible with USM. Somethings more popular however than others. Consequently (smow) maintain a standard stock of the most common USM Haller highboard, sideboard and filing cabinet combinations. A standard stock that are, usually, available at short notice. Naturally, we can however deliver individual USM Haller units created by you to meet your own personal requirements and needs.

USM Independent - Contact our USM Service Team via: +49 (0)341 2222 88 11

Individual advice and configuration of your desired USM configuration

  • Everything is possible with the USM modular furniture system.
  • Talk to our experienced team of USM Haller consultants, to help you realise your individual USM Haller unit.
  • System USM Haller is available in countless sizes and colours.
  • Alterations and variations of all models offered in our online shop are always possible.

USM Haller: Components and dimensions

The various elements of the USM Haller modular furniture system are available in numerous sizes and dimensions. The core elements and their possible sizes are depicted in our reference table below:

  1. Select the item that interests you from the right-hand column.
  2. On the left-hand side you can see which dimensions are possible.
  3. For the specific measurements, move the mouse pointer over the table.
Available in 250, 350, 500 and 750 mm depths
Metal panel
Metal panel, perforated
Glass panel
Glass door
Drop-down door, metal
Extension-door, metal
Flip-up door, metal

More about 'USM Haller' in our blog

The Historia Supellexalis: "U" for USM Haller

...USM Haller A Fritz; A Ball; A System Within the diaries of Heidi, those central documents in the re-telling of the earliest (hi)story of the contemporary Switzerland, it is recorded that one of the oldest examples of vernacular Swiss furniture is the modular metal storage system of the Usm...

The Historia Supellexalis: "S" for Switzerland

Switzerland A Confoederatio; A Range; A Context For a great many centuries the lands of the contemporary Switzerland were unknown, locked as they were behind and between the towering, daunting, peaks of the Toblerone cordillera; but then a fearless explorer...

3daysofdesign Copenhagen 2019: #embassytour

...Staged under the title "Ambassadors of Creative Innovation" the Swiss Embassy 3daysofdesign 2019 showcase presented works from established Swiss brands such as Vitra, USM Haller, Création Baumann, Caran d'Ache or Laufen, who presented their new SAVE urine directing toilet concept realised in conjunction with Vienna based studio EOOS and Eawag, the aquatic research institute at the ETH Zürich; younger brands such as Viu eyewear or Zürich based Qwstion with their bags crafted from Bananatex, a textile made from, well, banana plants, not yet Zürcher Bananas, but if we're not all careful it may only be a matter of time, and no-one wants that; and students from the Architecture and Wood & Civil Engineering departments at the Berner Fachhochschule, who, in inter-disciplinary teams of two, considered under the title "Furniture for a Pop-up Embassy", representative, temporary, variable, momentary furniture...

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich: Reopening and Oïphorie. atelier oï

...a Aurel Aebi, Armand Louis and Patrick Reymond work across a wide range of creative genres including scenography, installations, exhibition design and interior design in addition to realising product and lighting design projects for clients as varied as, and amongst many others Zanotta, Artemide, B & B Italia and USM Haller for whom they developed the USM Privacy Panels...

Neue Räume Zurich 2011

The final stage of our 2011 autumn tour took us to Neue Räume Zurich, Switzerland's largest designer furniture trade fair. And quite possibly Switzerland's most bemuddled designer furniture trade fair. We do appreciate that the organisers are trying to make...

All 'USM Haller' Posts

Accessories

USM Haller Metal Divider Shelf for USM Haller Shelves
USM Inos Box Set C4 for USM Haller Shelves
New colours
USM Inos Filing Frame for USM Haller Extension Shelf

You may also like these articles

smow USM Configurator
USM Haller Storage Unit open
USM Haller Storage Unit with 2 Drop-down Doors
USM Haller Storage Unit with 3 Angled Shelves