--- title: "S3" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/tecta/s3" language: "en" type: "product" description: "S3 - Designer Shelf systems by TECTA ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2017-12-11T15:51:00+01:00" modified: "2022-03-05T04:29:19+01:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/01_RegalS3_Version01_0136.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/TECTA_Logo.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/tecta) # TECTA S3 Presented: [imm cologne 2018, Cologne](https://www.stylepark.com/en/fair/imm-cologne-2018) | Year of design: 2018 | Design: [Klemens Grund](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/klemens-grund) ![S3](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/01_RegalS3_Version01_0136.jpg) [Office / Contract furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/office-contract-furniture) **›** [Storage / Shelving](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/storage-shelving-1) **›** [Shelf systems](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/shelf-systems-1) Tecta’s new S3 shelf system was born in response to an inquiry from the Vatican Museums. Due to the upcoming transport across such a long distance designer Klemens Grund immediately came up with the idea of developing a clear andsimple additive system. “For me, a strong sense of clarity and structure are prerequisites for a goodshelf system. I developed the system as a grid with vertical and horizontal lines,”he says. “I wanted the wood to stand out in the horizontal dimension, to bring asense of calm to the room.” Once in Rome, he was fascinated by the image of the omnipresent profiles crafted out of travertine stone. “They were the source of inspiration for thewooden edge profiles. I studied the play of light and shadow a lot,” recalls the 35-year-old designer. The shelf system now has a nickname and is known as “Papstregal” = “thepope’s shelf” in the family. “This shelf system follows an architectural constructive way of thinking,” says the trained master carpenter and designer, who hasworked with Peter Zumthor, among others. The system can be extended almost indefinitely both in length and width. The round vertical supports are based on the architectural principle of the “fixed-barcolumn”. Hence the shelves need no diagonal bracing. ![03 Regal S3 Version03 0223](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/03_RegalS3_Version03_0223.jpg)![S3 Arty](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/S3-arty.jpg) ![03 Regal S3 Version03 0240](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/03_RegalS3_Version03_0240.jpg)![S3 2](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/S3-2.jpg) ![S3 Seite](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/S3-Seite.jpg) - [Manufacturer's Product-Info](https://www.tecta.de/en/produkt/s3/) - [Manufacturer's website](https://www.tecta.de/) - [All products by TECTA @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/manufacturer/tecta) - [TECTA @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/tecta) TECTA Related Articles [REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Nostalgia and drive 4/23/2024 The Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week took place from 16 to 21 April 2024 – read our review to find out what moves the industry and the guests got to see.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-review-design-industry-event-stylepark-magazine) [DESIGN Tecta 2022: D70 ARMCHAIR 5/30/2022 With the armchair "D70" by Tecta, Marco Dessí has designed a timeless piece of furniture inspired by Bauhaus and composed of various geometric figures.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/tecta-2022-d70-armchair-marco-dessi-stylepark) [STYLEPARK RAFFLE Hi-Tech meets Low-Tech 4/1/2022 Stylepark is raffling off one "Split Chair" by Tecta.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-raffle-split-chair-tecta) [STYLEPARK RAFFLE Minimalistic all-rounder 1/1/2021 Stylepark raffles off a copy of the "K7B" by Tecta.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-raffle-tecta-k7b) [DESIGN TECTA 2020: K7 9/24/2020 Chair ladder step: "K7" by Thomas Schnur for Tecta.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/tecta-2020-k7-thomas-schnur)