An elegant 1920s Dutch side table in oak with an inlaid star motif to the top, executed in oak and richly contrasting coromandel (Macassar ebony). The circular top rests on subtly sculpted, slightly tapering legs and features a lower tier. as often seen in Amsterdam School / Dutch Arts & Crafts design.
A refined yet modestly scaled accent piece, ideal in classic or eclectic, art-minded interiors. The craftsmanship is superb: solid and beautifully constructed with a strong sense of proportion.
About the style called 'Amsterdamse School'
''Amsterdamse School'' is a collective name for the exuberant, imaginative and innovative design style from the period 1910-1930 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
