Since its inception in 1963, USM Haller has become a covetable and cult storage system loved worldwide. It’s one of our most popular storage solutions because it is infinitely adaptable and flexible to the changing shape of your home over the decades. As well as ticking all of the design credibility boxes, it’s made to last, can be configured to work for any work or office space and comes in beautiful bright colours.

If you’d like a little more USM inspiration, read our journal about the Wolfhouse: a historic Hudson home with a sustainable USM kitchen and USM storage around their house.

The USM home

Some designs are not just built to last, they’re built to evolve. The USM Haller system is one of them.

Since 1963, it has quietly earned its place among the greats of modern design. Not because it shouts for attention, but because it endures thoughtfully, intelligently, and with purpose. What began as a modular solution for a Swiss office has become a benchmark for adaptable, design-led living.

Architect Fritz Haller brought an architectural lens to furniture, applying the same logic of modularity and clarity to interiors as he did to buildings. At the heart of the system are three components steel tubing, metal panels, and the iconic chrome-plated connector ball. With these, almost anything is possible.

This pared-back language is where the Haller’s genius lies. A sideboard today might become a bookcase tomorrow. A shelving unit might shift from home to studio, adapting to new needs without ever losing its integrity. Designed to be assembled, disassembled, reconfigured and reimagined this is furniture that moves with you.

The design

And while the system has quietly evolved, integrating discreet smart features like cable management, acoustic elements and secure compartments its essential DNA remains untouched.

Built primarily from steel with minimal plastic, USM Haller speaks to material honesty. These are pieces that don’t wear out, they wear in developing a subtle patina over time while retaining their clarity. Almost entirely recyclable and endlessly reconfigurable, the system aligns with a slower, more responsible approach to consumption. This is sustainability not as surface claim, but as embedded principle.

In a home, USM brings quiet confidence. A broad colour palette from muted neutrals to expressive primaries allows each piece to sit with intention, whether acting as a subtle backdrop or a bold focal point. It adapts to its environment rather than dictating it, equally at ease in a mid-century house, a modernist apartment or a creative workspace.

Culturally, it holds weight. USM Haller sits in the permanent collections of MoMA and the Centre Pompidou; a testament to its place in the design canon. It’s no coincidence that it remains a fixture in the homes and studios of architects, creatives and collectors alike.

But perhaps what matters most is how it makes life feel. Flexible without fuss. Functional without compromise. Timeless, but never static. A design that honours change, while standing quietly, intelligently, still.

USM office

USM is one of our favourite storage solutions for the office or home office. The custom chrome-plated ball allows unlimited customisation. From the incredibly useful USM Haller pedestal to larger home desks and sideboards, you can bring colour and creativity into any work environment for a functional boost.

50 years of design and innovation

USM has been a Swiss family run business since 1885. USM storage along with their other ranges of tables and accessories all show their commitment to unparalleled innovation, genuine quality and true style.

As well as creating world-class products, USM work to keep the environmental impact of our products to a minimum has been rewarded with prestigious Greenguard certification for low chemical and particle emissions, read more about their history and values here.

Further reading

USM Haller A world of plants
USM furniture born out of architecture
Office furniture to spark creativity