A small and elegant Amsterdam School accent table, in soild oak. Nice details are the 4 table leg ends and the sculptural lines in the base. The table is a perfect eyecatcher in itself, adding a bit of Dutch Art Deco to a stylish interior , but also perfectly suitable as a side table to place an object or a sculpture on. Nice warm woodgrain and overall in very good lightly restored condition.
Background information Amsterdam School
''The Amsterdam School'' stands for the Dutch architectural movement that flourished between 1910 and 1940. The movement influenced other art forms and furniture designs. Some characteristics of the Amsterdam School include:
Expressionist and organic shapes, decorative sculptural elements and a focus on craftsmanship.
The Amsterdam School movement is seen as a very important chapter in Dutch architectural history and to this day a very recognizable and beloved style worldwide.
''Amsterdam School'' is a collective name for the exuberant, imaginative and innovative design style from the period 1910-1940 by a diverse group of Dutch architects, interior designers and sculptors. Influential architects and designers include Michel De Klerk, Hildo Krop, Piet Kramer en J.M. van der Meij.
The Amsterdam School embodies several contradictions. It is an architecture that is instantly recognisable yet difficult to define. It celebrates the communal and the social yet gives almost infinite room for individual expression. It can look hyper-modern yet curiously medieval. And, at its most creative, it can be utterly, infectiously bizarre.
Amsterdam School architects designed a lot of exteriors and interiors in Amsterdam, but the style spreaded further all around the Netherlands. The Hague has its own variant, called The Hague School.
Creator
Unknown
Design Period
1920s
Production Period
1920s
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
No
Style
Dutch Art Deco, Amsterdam School, Amsterdamse School, Arts & Crafts
