1930s Modernist Dutch or German writing desk.
POA
Tag: gerrit rietveld
Dutch modernist cabinet/bureau 1930s.
Unknown designer/maker, this cabinet came from the town of Laren in the Netherlands – Coincidently a district where modernist designers like Bart van der Leck and JJP Oud were living at the time when this was made.
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Wim den Boon (Dutch 1912-1968)
The Dutch designer Wim den Boon designed this pair of chairs in 1954 as a commission for a home in Reeuwijk, in South Holland [purchased directly from the family]. __These are the two remaining chairs of the actual four pictured in Peter Vöge’s book on Wim den Boon [Vöge,1989;p.22]. Although the design never went into production, the chairs exemplify the lasting influence of Gerrit Rietveld and early modernism during the reconstruction period after WWII when Dutch designers continued to experiment and employ a strict/pared-down use of materials and techniques for the cost effective mass-production of furniture.
Oak, sprung seats with vinyl upholstery.
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Elmar Berkovich (Dutch 1897-1968)
‘Beek’ side table for Spectrum furniture (t’Spectrum)
Designed in 1956 and manufactured for only two years.
The table has been restored.
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Sybold van Ravesteyn (Dutch 1889-1983)
Nickel frames and sprung seats with slightly later upholstery.
An exceptionally rare set of six modernist chairs designed in 1928. They would have been manufactured after commission. The Centraal Museum in Utrecht has similar chairs in their collection.
http://www.merzbau.vpweb.co.uk
Elmar Berkovich (Nl. 1897-1986)
Low table for Metz & Co. 1930s. Painted wood/ plywood and glass.
Elmar Berkovich was a leading furniture designer and interior designer in the Netherlands in the period 1925-1965. Before the Second World War he was employed by the Metz & Co company in Amsterdam, then at Philips in Eindhoven. In his interior assignments for large complexes such as factories, offices and hospitals, his attention was mainly focused on the ambiance, the lighting and the use of colour.
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Elmar Berkovich (NL. 1897-1968)
A pair of very rare oak armchairs designed by Elmar Berkovich. Originally designed for the workers at the Shell factory although used in various environments thereafter.
They are made from an unidentified wood that is close to oak but has a very light weight to it. They were designed to be clipped together and exported easily for the factories in Dutch East Indies colonies. (Although the frames are now glued together).
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http://www.merzbau.vpweb.co.uk
Literature: Elmar Berkovich – meubelontwerper en interieurarchitect. Stichting BONAS.
