furniture, art & design
Wim van den Bergh (Nl.c20th)
chromed steel tube with leather slung seat. 48.5 wide x 67 deep x 73cm high.
Wim van den Bergh is an architect, writer, and professor of Housing and Design at RWTH Aachen.
An 80s homage to early modernism this is a highly elegant and rare chair: Only 30 examples of this chair were ever produced (by hand) of which the first prototype was commissioned by Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam in 1981.
Price: 4.500 euro
A wooden library / shelving unit.
1960s/70s. Teak veneer.
150 x 64 x 79.5cm high
Originally designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius in the 1930s as a newspaper storage cabinet, this version was manufactured in small numbers in Italy in the 1960s (maker unknown).
Please note that this is a solid and well made item that is heavy (note: it can not be dismantled).
Price: 2.700 euro
Alvar Aalto (Finland 1898-1976)
Four early production model 60 stools.
Birch wood / 1930s for Finmar UK.
Rare set of classic Scandinavian modernist stools. These three-legged stacking stools have a superb colour and patina. One stool has its Finmar label (writing has worn off) and on one stool it can be seen that there was once a label (the other two do not have labels).
Price: 5.200 euro (set of four)
French wooden constructivist side table.
Circa 1960s. Ash and Cherry wood.
Price: 540 euro
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (NL. 1950-now)
Artifort. 1970s. Plywood.
The model 020 ‘Stick’ chair was designed by Dutch industrial designer Bruno Ninaber van Eyben in 1977.
The design is made up of three constituent parts that fit together: two pieces of angled plywood and a length of stick with a round profile. The stick in the middle connects the plywood pieces and functions as the backbone and strength of the chair.
These rare chairs were manufactured in very limited numbers due to the production costs and difficulties. Only 150 of these chairs were produced. Apart from its low production numbers the other reason that so few exist is because they can easily get damaged – Due to the stool’s fragility we recommend that it should be purchased by a design lover that appreciates its sculptural qualities rather than its functionality!
The plywood has been refinished.
Price: 3.950 euro (per piece)
Modernist/Art Deco side chairs.
These Dutch oak chairs in the Haagse School (Hague School) style were manufactured in the early c20th circa 1920s-30s.
Price: 1,450 euro (per piece)
1950s French side table /desk.
Solid pine wood with inset linoleum top.
Price: 1.590.00 euro
White-washed oak with inset strap fabric seat. Circa 1970s.
Modernist side chair with strict geometric construction.
Price: 1,450 euro
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