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20th century design

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Hans van der Laan & Harry van Hal (Netherlands c20th)

Merbau wood. 175.5 x 131 x 76cm

This table was part of the original interior furnishings of the Bethlehem Church (Bethlehem Kerk) built in 1979 in Breda, Netherlands. It was designed by two Bossche School architects: Hans van der Laan, (the nephew of Dom Hans van der Laan) together with the Dutch architect Harry van Hal.

As the table had been stripped back to the wood by the previous owner we had surface/colour resurfaced back to its original intended bossche school warm grey colour (matching remnants of the previous paint still visible to the underside)

Price: 6.700 euro

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Alvar Aalto (Finland 1898-1976)

Manufactured by the firm O.Y. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A. B., Turku, Finland. 1930s.

A rare model 21 cantilever chair with a karelian birch moulded plywood seat. Designed in 1933, this is a 1930s chair.

This design by Aalto actualises many of his modern ideals: the object is composed of three shaped components that are free of any ornamentation, and has an easily legible logic to its construction – The design represents Aalto at the height of his creative powers.

The structure of the chair is strong and robust. The surface is a later varnish that has been well aged and used so that it now has a natural age and use related honey-tone patina commensurate with its age. (more detailed photos are available on request)

Price: 8.000 euro

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Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm (Denmark c20th)

BO-561 Easy Chairs for Bo-Ex, Denmark 1960s

Nickel-plated steel frames with loose aniline leather cushions.

Engineered to the highest degree, these rare 1960s leather easy chairs are in immaculate vintage condition. The leather down filled cushions are soft and comfortable and the frames beautifully engineered to the finest possible standard – and very comfortable!

These chairs typify and embody Scandinavian design at its very best.

Price: 11.000 euro (pair)

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Ingo Maurer (Germany 1932-2019)

69.5cm diameter x 81cm high

Rare pair of very large table or floor lamps. The model name is “Tschung” by Ingo Maurer was produced by M-Design in the 1980s and combines an engraved opaline glass body by Vetri Murano with its original fabric lampshade. Both light sources – the glass body and the shade – can be switched on separately, creating a gentle, interplay of light. One of the lamps is labelled Vetri Murano on one of the glass. An identical model is published in “Ingo Maurer – Designing with Light” by Bernhard Dessecker on page 181 (bottom right). Models of this version very rarely appear on the market – especially with their original large sized shades.

Price: 2.650 euro

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Angelo Lelli (Italy 1911-1979)

Metal structure body with lacquered base with oxidised steel magnetised lamp/ball. 61.5cm high

‘Cobra’ lamp for Arredoluce, Italy. 1962 by Italian light designer and founder of Arredoluce Angelo Lelli.
This table lamp/sculpture model ‘12919’ known as ‘il Cobra’ by the workers at Arredoluce for its association with the form of the snake has pivoting black oxide steel magnetized “eyeball” socket set into what is in effect a midcentury biomorphic standing sculpture.
The quality of manufacture of these lamps is outstanding – they have a good substantial feel and weight to them. This one is completely original and in superb condition (no deterioration of the original finish as is common with these lamps, and with original plug and bulb).

Price: 7.500 euro

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Diesel with Foscarini

‘Hexx’ table lamp. Diesel Living, 2014.

38cm wide / 58cm high.

Innovative contemporary design lamp – The Hexx table lamp comes from the union of two different hexagonal prisms made of perforated sheet metal superimposed so that the screens of the two elements do not coincide. The simple idea using two internal bulbs (each with its own switch) leads to an optical effect know as ‘moiré’ – that creates a fascinating geometric play of light.

The Hexx lamp was quick to sell out and is rare to find nowadays, and has become something of a design collector’s piece. It was produced in a range of just three colourways – this version in lightly sprayed green combines with the metal to give it a contemporary industrial look.

Price: 995 euro

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Wim den Boon (Nl.1912-1968)

Bespoke lounge chair. 1960s.

Original lacquered steel frame (swivel back rest) with slung leather seat and back.

65 x 65 x 68cm high (seat height 32.5 cm)

An important lounge chair by Wim den Boon. This is an historical piece of furniture and an important part of the legacy of Wim den Boon as an important Dutch architect and interior designer.

Wim Den Boon was a Dutch designer, interior designer and architect. Den Boon was a strict thinking man who believed strongly in the transforming capacities of architecture and design who left behind a small body of work. Most of his furniture was made for specific projects. This particular chair is a fine example of Den Boon’s work and dates from the early 1960s . The second photo shows this chair in its original setting (photo: NAI Rotterdam).
It has new leather upholstery. The new leather is a copy after the original upholstery as can be seen in the last photo.

We have a collection of furniture in stock by Wim den Boon of which most pieces are bespoke pieces that were commissioned for private homes in the Netherlands (and come with provenance – see other listings)

Price: 3.400 euro

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Ronald Willemsen (Nl.c20th-c.21st)

Sculptural little constructivist side table model RW1 side table. Metaform, Holland 1982. Despite its elegant light look it is actually quite a heavy set table (which like a cricket table is always balanced on any surface due to having three feet instead of four). These tables are a rare find and always sought after.

lacquered steel. 53 x 53 x 38cm

Price: 1.900 euro

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