A architectural side table that speaks in measured planes and honest material. Executed in solid oak, this compact piece belongs to the Dutch modernist tradition associated with The Hague School, where utility, structure, and proportion take precedence over ornament.
The design features a square above four stepped legs, its overhang creating a sense of lightness despite. The lower shelf anchors the composition and adds a subtle rhythm, reinforcing both stability and visual balance. The warm patina of the oak softens the geometry, catching light along the edges.
Lightly restored and structurally sound, the table remains true to its original character. It carries the calm confidence of interwar Dutch design.
Versatile in use, it functions beautifully as an accent table beside a sofa or lounge chair, a bedside table, or a sculptural pedestal for books, ceramics, or a lamp. Its restrained presence allows it to integrate effortlessly into both modern and period interiors.
''Haagse School'' furniture manufacturing was centered in the city of The Hague with its rather affluent clientele.
In the 1920s, a style of architecture and furniture design emerged in The Hague that would become known as The Hague School. More sober than the imaginative Amsterdam School and more elegant and luxurious than De Stijl, this style is also called Dutch Art Deco.
After the First World War, young designers such as Henk Wouda, Cor Alons and J. Brunott developed their own modern design for the interior. They chose the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright as the most important example. They combined their idiosyncratic preferences with the commercial requirements of the Hague furniture factories. The result was the now well-known Dutch 'Hague School' style with its straight and geometric, cubist lines and shapes.
