Furniture with the following features, - at least two lateral side panels (1; 1a, 1b) that are distanced in the width-wise direction of the furniture are provided, - a back wall that connects the two side panels (1; 1a, 1b) runs between the at least two side panels (1; 1a, 1b), the back wall comprising a front side on the front and a back side that faces in the opposite direction, - a furniture base and/or an intermediate base and a furniture cover plate are furthermore provided, between which and the at least two side panels (1; 1a, 1b), that are arranged with a lateral offset to each other, an interior is formed, - in the interior a cladding element is provided, - the cladding element has an upper curved section and a lower curved section, in which the cladding element, which rests directly or indirectly on the front side of the back wall with its back wall in its central area, is remote from the back wall and is aligned extending forwards, namely forming an upper tapering end and a lower tapering end, - the cladding element is supported on an abutment on its lower tapering end that is diverted in the horizontal direction, and - the cladding element is kept supported on its upper tapering end by means of a support element and/or a holding strip, characterised by the following further features: - the cladding element has a plurality of slits in the area of its upper and lower curved sections (30a, 30b), which run in parallel alignment to each other and are thereby arranged offset to each other, perpendicular to their alignment, wherein the slits of the rear side of the cladding element are introduced or formed in a partial depth of the cladding element, - the lower abutment is formed by a support, which is immovably anchored to the furniture base or the intermediate base in the transverse direction to the back wall. - at least two lateral side panels (1; 1a, 1b) that are distanced in the width-wise direction of the furniture are provided, - a back wall that connects the two side panels (1; 1a, 1b) runs between the at least two side panels (1; 1a, 1b), the back wall comprising a front side on the front and a back side that faces in the opposite direction, - a furniture base and/or an intermediate base and a furniture cover plate are furthermore provided, between which and the at least two side panels (1; 1a, 1b), that are arranged with a lateral offset to each other, an interior is formed, - in the interior a cladding element is provided, - the cladding element has an upper curved section and a lower curved section, in which the cladding element, which rests directly or indirectly on the front side of the back wall with its back wall in its central area, is remote from the back wall and is aligned extending forwards, namely forming an upper tapering end and a lower tapering end, - the cladding element is supported on an abutment on its lower tapering end that is diverted in the horizontal direction, and - the cladding element is kept supported on its upper tapering end by means of a support element and/or a holding strip, - the cladding element has a plurality of slits in the area of its upper and lower curved sections (30a, 30b), which run in parallel alignment to each other and are thereby arranged offset to each other, perpendicular to their alignment, wherein the slits of the rear side of the cladding element are introduced or formed in a partial depth of the cladding element, - the lower abutment is formed by a support, which is immovably anchored to the furniture base or the intermediate base in the transverse direction to the back wall.