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Montana Alternative: KUUDU Compared

150 × 87 × 15 cm
FSC oak
Made in Germany
Configurable in 3D

Building

Montana has turned lacquered modules into a Danish signature: 36 units, four depths and a palette of 43 finishes, 41 lacquers and two veneers, composed into anything from a single box to a full wall. Anyone considering Montana is composing with volumes and colour. KUUDU composes with a different vocabulary – open oak levels on a 75 cm section grid, one material, no fronts.

Scandi-style oak wall shelf with offset sections — KUUDU modular shelving system

The configuration shown here is wall-hung: two sections (150 cm) at 87 cm height in 15 cm half depth, with the two columns deliberately offset. It attaches along a single line at the top, and the wall stays visible through the open build. Levels and gap heights are chosen per section, so the composition follows what it will carry.

Oak veneer (FSC European) on powder-coated aluminium, oiled and open-pored. The grid extends sideways up to 450 cm and rebuilds with the same parts when the room changes. The 3D configurator shows price and dimensions live; made in Germany.

At a glance

	Montana	KUUDU
Material	Lacquered MDF, 43 finishes (41 lacquers, 2 veneers), water-based lacquer	Oak veneer (FSC European) over aluminium, oiled
System	36 modules in four depths, composed into wall units	75 cm section grid; levels and gap heights chosen per section
Made in	Made in Haarby, Denmark	Made in Germany, configured live in 3D

Configure in 3D

KUUDU in the room

Material & details

KUUDU Detail — Gewindebolzen in der Brettecke

Close-up detail of two oak boards meeting at the steel rod — KUUDU modular system

Kuudu shelving system - Modular shelf. Close-up of a wooden frame with a black metal rod and screw.

KUUDU Wandregal Detail — Keramik auf Eiche

KUUDU Detail — Box-Modul mit Keramik und Tuch

KUUDU Detail — Keramik-Geschirr auf Eichenböden

FAQ

Does KUUDU come in colours?

No. Oak is the material we currently ship: oiled veneer (FSC European) over powder-coated aluminium, with black or white frame parts. Where Montana works in colour, a KUUDU wall works in wood grain and rhythm.

Can cells be closed like modules?

Yes. Any cell can be built as a closed box, so a run of closed volumes can sit inside the open grid. The configuration shown stays open; the configurator shows the box option per cell.

Wall-hung or freestanding?

Both. Wall-hung KUUDU attaches along a single line at the top; freestanding models stand on oak foot rosettes. The configuration shown here hangs – the same composition can be rebuilt standing.

How does KUUDU differ from the Montana shelving system?

Montana composes with lacquered modules in 43 finishes; KUUDU composes with open oak levels on a 75 cm section grid, one material throughout. Both are modular. The difference is vocabulary: colour and closed volumes on one side, visible wood and open air on the other.

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