A Dutch Art Deco Haagse School (The Hague School) side table, 1920s, in solid oak. Straight and simple modernist design, with a crossed shaped base and black stained details. The design is reminiscent of tables by LOV Oosterbeek and The Genneper Molen (Izeren). The table is very sturdy and stable. There are only small signs of wear, overall in good condition. Great as a display table for sculpture or plants/flowers. can carry a lot of weight.
Background information The Hague School
In the 1920s, a style of architecture and furniture design emerged in The Hague that would become known as Haagse School. More cubist and functional than the imaginative Amsterdam School style, but with some similarities as well. After the First World War, young designers such as Hendrik Wouda, Frits Spanjaard and J. Brunott developed their own modern interior designs. For inspiration they chose the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and combined their idiosyncratic preferences with the commercial requirements in furniture design of that time. The result was the now well-known Dutch 'Hague School' style with its recognizable forms and shapes.
