A rare set of elegant The Hague School armchairs by architect Jan Brunott, 1920s.
These chairs were part of a complete interior by Jan Brunott 1889-1951). Brunott was a versatile architect with a distinct and sober style. One can see the influence of De Stijl, The Hague School and H.Wouda (who Brunott worked with) in the design of these chairs .
The cream coloured upholstery is new and has been done by a professional who used the traditional methods, preserving the original spings and replacing the girths underneath the removable seats.
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.
Creator
Jan Brunott
Manufacturer
Own workshop
Design Period
1920s
Production Period
1920s
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Model no.
Style
Art Deco, Modernist, Hague School, Haagse School, Amsterdamse School, Haagse School
