Dinner Table for Cees van der Leeuw

Leen van der Vlugt, 1928 - 1929

Cees van der Leeuw (1890-1973) was the ownerdirector of the Van Nelle coffee, tea and tobacco company. In addition to a state-of-the-art factory, he also had architect Van der Vlugt design his residence. Everyone has an equal place at this round dinner table and can easily serve hemselves thanks to the turntable.

  • Artwork typedining table
  • Object numberBK-2019-110
  • Dimensionsheight 70 cm x diameter 140 cm
  • Physical characteristicsstaal, chroom, hout en lak

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Dinner Table for Cees van der Leeuw

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2019-110

  • Description

    Ronde tafel met een zwart gelakt blad met draaischijf op een onderstel van zes identieke uitwaaierende beugels van verchroomd metalen buis, verbonden middels naven.

Creation

  • Creation

    • designer: Leen van der Vlugt, Rotterdam
    • manufacturer: Gispen, Rotterdam

  • Dating

    1928 - 1929

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    staal, chroom, hout en lak

  • Dimensions

    height 70 cm x diameter 140 cm

This work is about

  • Person

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of Pon Holdings B.V.

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2020-01-16

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • W.F. Gouwe, 'Werk. Jaarboek van Nederlandsche Ambachts- & Nijverheidskunst 1930', Rotterdam 1931, p. 74 (afb.) 92 F 48; Frank Kauffmann, ''Kees van der Leeuw's Private Houses", in: Joris Molenaar et.al., 'Van Nelle. Monument in progress', Rotterdam 2005, pp. 74-75 (algemeen); Jeroen Geurst, 'Kralingse Plaslaan', Wiederhall (1993) 14 (Leen van der Vlugt), pp. 28-31; p. 29 mentioned, p. 31 (afb.); Andre Koch, 'Een open naaibox detoneerde al… over het wonen in de modernistische villa Van der Leeuw', www.designhistory.nl/2009

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