This table was designed by Hendrik Wouda and manufactured by Pander, 1924. The design is well documented (see the last few pictures). The table has the metal 'Pander & Sons' tag underneath.
Condition is good, original. Some signs of wear. Condition report on request. A complete refinish is optional (and complimentary) within the listing price after order is placed.
Table Dimensions: Height: 23.63 in (60 cm) Width: 23.63 in (60 cm) Depth: 23.63 in (60 cm)
Hendrik Wouda (1885 - 1946) was a Dutch architect, interior designer and furniture designer. The modernist designs by Wouda are known as ''Haagse School'' (The Hague School), a style that manisfested itself in The Hague during the Interbellum. It represented a luxurious and modern design style and reflected the modernist architecture style of the time. Important influencers were the design ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as Berlage (who he worked for) and the ideas of avant-garde movement ''De Stijl''. All this resulted in modern commercial designs, targeting upper class clientele.
According to Wouda, house interior is an inseparable part of architecture. His furniture is characterized by geometric design and clean lines. Wouda designed 'strict' rationalistic furniture, always with a personal signature.
Wouda was head of design at the famous furniture firm H. Pander en Zn. His students included Cor Alons and J. Brunott.
Biography
After training at the Academy of Visual Arts and Technical Sciences in Rotterdam and the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague, Wouda worked from 1910 to 1912 at the Amsterdam office of architect H.P. Berlage, but he didn't enjoy it very much: "My ears were ringing with those heavy arguments and I was caught in obligatory principles" (freely translated).
From 1912 - 1914 he worked in Munich worked for the Pössenbacher Werkstätte for architect Eduard Pfeiffer. There he became acquainted with a much more luxurious and, above all, more commercial modernism than Berlage's strict, principled design.
In 1917 he started working for Pander.
23.63 in (60 cm)
Creator
Hendrik Wouda
Design Period
1924
Production Period
1924
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
Yes (metal plates ''Pander'' underneath)
Style
Modernist, Rationalist, Dutch Art Deco, Haagse School
Detailed Condition
Good constructively. Wear consistent with age and use
