Chiswell Teak Tallboy Dresser

A Chiswell tallboy dresser in teak, from the 1970s.

The tallboy is the bedroom piece that solves a narrow room. At 85cm wide it takes almost no wall, but the height gives it the drawer capacity of a dresser twice its footprint — which is exactly the trade most bedrooms need.

Chiswell teak throughout, with the maker's characteristic restraint: clean fronts, no applied ornament, and proportions that keep a tall piece from looming.

H 100cm × W 85cm × D 42cm