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Piet Klaarhamer (Nl 1874-1954)

Pair of oak chairs with green leatherette upholstery. Circa 1917.

The early designs of modernist architect Piet Klaarhamer use simple, rudimentary constructions, and demonstrate an honest use of the materials used.

We have two of these chairs for sale – These important chairs were the first pieces of furniture that Klaarhamer designed that were produced in larger quantities around 1917, (although probably still manufactured in very limited numbers) by company called NV Nederlandse Meubel en Houtwarenfabriek in Zaandam.

Klaarhamer’s designs had a clear influence on his students, including the well-known architects Piet Elling and Gerrit Rietveld.
The design of this particular model (without arms) inspired Rietveld in the design of his well known ‘Military Chair’ in 1923. It is a design that is well documented in the monograph on Klaarhamer written by author/historians Marijke Kuper & Monique Teunissen*. This book details a letter (with a sketch of the chair) by Gerrit Rietveld to the architect J.J.P Oud.

Price: On Request

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*Literature: Piet Klaarhamer Architect en Meubelontwerper. Marijke Kuper & Monique Teunissen, nai010. 2014

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model 3 desk lamp

Sybold van Ravesteyn (Nl 1889-1983)

Model 3 desk lamp. Metal & lacquered wood.

_Originally designed in the 1926, a few limited productions of the design were manufactured in the 1970s. This particular lamp is a very rare 1970s production that was the most faithful to the original series of only 8 lamps that were made. This version has wooden black and white sections (like the original). It has a screwed in metal plate around the two switches (like the original) and a cleaner top edge (without a plastic protector shield that some versions have)
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12 x 10.5 x 26.5cm /without bulb

Lit: Sybold van Ravesteyn architect; Kees Rouw, Nai010 uitgevers/publishers, 2014 pp.59

Price: 2.850 euro

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Berkovich tables

Elmar Berkovich (Hungarian /Netherlands 1897-1968)

Pair of rare ‘Beek’ side tables for ‘t Spectrum. Designed in 1956 and manufactured for only two years.

Price: 2.650 euro

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x2 Artifort Stick chairs

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)

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Pair of side chairs

Wim den Boon (Nl. 1912-1968)

Metal frames with original vinyl upholstery.

Rare pair of side chairs by Dutch architect and interior designer Wim den Boon.

Price: 1,500 euro (pair)

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Modernist side chair

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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bedside unit

Simple Dutch open-ended bedside unit in the style of Gerrit Rietveld.

Circa 1950s.

Price: 695 euros

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1960s Dutch salon table

Designer/Maker unknown. Circa 1960s.

A beautifully proportioned and simply constructed limed oak wood low/salon table. It has a series of small plywood inserts visible on the shorter sides and visible box joints where the legs attach to the table top. The surface has been lime waxed.

Although it cannot be verified we believe that the table may be a design by Hein Stolle for ‘t Spectrum furniture.

Price: 1,900 euro

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