In Aldo Bakker’s sculptural console tables, seating and decorative objects, the Dutch designer prioritizes form over function and increasingly blurs the lines between art and furniture.
Bakker began to craft jewelry and models for his parents in 1987. His father is Gijs Bakker, the designer and cofounder of Droog, and his mother is Emmy van Leersum, the avant-garde jewelry maker who collaborated with her husband on monumental collars, bracelets and headpieces that set the fashion world atwitter in the 1960s and ’70s. With no formal training — he dropped out of design school after mere months — Aldo evolved quickly as a designer, exploring sculpture and creating furniture, utensils and other home goods.
Bakker secured commissions for legendary Danish silverware firm Georg Jensen and took to studying artists of all mediums. He found inspiration in the work of composer Luigi Nono, painter Giorgio Morani and architect-designer Carlo Scarpa. He has spent months or even years producing drawings and models in his studio, refining ideas for a particular shape before deciding what sort of object it should be. Then, he usually partners with a craftsperson capable of making it in a specified material, like silver, glass, ceramic, wood or lacquer.
In addition to the work he’s done for Georg Jensen, Bakker has created pieces for Austrian jewelry company Swarovski, Danish design brand Karakter, French silversmiths Puiforcat and more. He has commanded attention at the Looiersgracht 60 and has had solo exhibitions at Atelier Courbet in New York, the Libby Sellers Gallery in London and the Villa Noailles in France and the Vivid Gallery in Rotterdam, among others.
Bakker’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou, the Rijksmuseum and other institutions.
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Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina AB Dining is a piece of silent architecture that defines the space with discreet elegance. Born as a reinterpretation of...
Wood
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina AB Dining is a piece of silent architecture that defines the space with discreet elegance. Born as a reinterpretation of...
Wood
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina AB Dining is a piece of silent architecture that defines the space with discreet elegance. Born as a reinterpretation of...
Wood
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker AB Dining Lacquered Table by Kassina for Cassina AB Dining is a piece of silent architecture that defines the space with discreet elegance. Born as a reinterpretation of...
Wood
$13,500
H 27.76 in W 98.43 in D 38.59 in
Frank Lloyd Wright “608 Taliesin” Dining Table for Cassina, 1925
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright “608 Taliesin” dining table for Cassina, cherry wood, Italy, 1925. Originally designed in 1925 for the Taliesin residence in ...
Cherry
$3,950 / item
H 28.75 in W 94.89 in D 30.32 in
Carlo Scarpa Orseolo Dining Table for Cassina, Lacquered Aluminum
By Carlo Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material and size. Available sizes: 241x77 240x92 280x92 FASTENERS: Cast satin finish aluminum. FRAME TOP: MDF boards covered with a coat of mirr...
Aluminum
$7,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.96 in W 88.59 in D 58.27 in
Barca dining table by Piero de Martini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Piero De Martini
Located in Berlin, DE
Barca Cassina Dining Table in Cherry Wood: An Exemplar of Design Excellence We are pleased to present the Barca Cassina dining table, a distinguished piece of furniture meticulously...
Brass
Le Corbusier LC 6 Dining Table for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Le Corbusier LC 6 Dining Table with a frosted Glass top. Iconic 1928 design that still looks new and current to this day! This one date...
Aluminum
Frank Lloyd Wright '608 Taliesin' Dining Table for Cassina
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Frank Lloyd Wright “608 Taliesin” Dining Table for Cassina Marked with signature. Low number. Investment-grade collectible. There are pieces that furnish a room — and then there are...
Cherry
$17,850
H 29 in W 83.5 in D 62.25 in L 29 in
Black Oak Ventaglio Dining Table or Desk by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Kansas City, MO
Black stained oak Ventaglio Dining Table by French designer Charlotte Perriand. Asymmetrical, multifunctional design. Can also be used as a desk or work station. Perfect for a partn...
Wood, Oak
LC6 Dining Table by Le Corbusier for Cassina, 20th Century
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in NICE, FR
Originally designed in 1928 by the legendary trio Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand, this LC6 dining table is a 1980 production by Cassina, the exclusive authorized manufacturer of Le Corbusier’s furniture designs. With its sleek glass top and industrial black enameled steel base, the LC6 reflects the machine-age aesthetics and rational functionality that defined modernist architecture and design. The frame, inspired by airplane fuselages...
Aluminum
$10,000
H 28.94 in Dm 47.25 in
Mario Bellini “Colonnato” Dining Table for Cassina, Rosso Francia, 1977
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Colonnato” dining table for Cassina, Rosso Francia, Italy, 1977. Bellini designed the “Colonnato” table series inspired by elementary and essential architectural stru...
Marble
$4,622Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.56 in W 88.59 in D 33.47 in
Cassina - Le Corbusier - Dining table - LC6 dining table
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Budapest, HU
Le Corbusier 'LC6' Dining Table for Cassina – Oak Veneer Top, Black Metal Base – France, 1928 An iconic piece of 20th-century design, the LC6 dining table was conceived by legendary...
Metal
$4,687
H 29.14 in W 88.59 in D 33.47 in
LC6 Metal Glass Dining Table by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, C. Perriand for Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Model LC6 Metal and Glass Dining or Office Table by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand for Cassina Original LC6 dining table or desk from Cassina, designed b...
Metal
Gianfranco Frattini, Capri, Dining Table, Cassina, 1985
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Paris, FR
Gianfranco Frattini (1926-2004) Capri A dining table. The rectangular glass top supported on each of the wide sides by a two-tier black lacquered cylinder wood frame, on four black cylinder feet. Manufactured by Cassina, Italy. 1985. Gianfranco Frattini (1926-2004) Born in Padua in 1926, Gianfranco Frattini studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. Having graduated in 1953, he first collaborated with Gio Ponti before opening his own practice. Throughout his career, Frattini was very focused on interior designs for which he created furniture and lights. That led him to work with some of the most important design companies, Artemide, Knoll, Arteluce, Bernini and Cassina. With the latter, Frattini had a long and fruitful collaboration giving birth to masterpieces such as the 780/783 nesting tables, the Sesann sofas. The Capri table...
Wood
Gijs Bakker for Castelijn 'Strip' Dining Table
By Castelijn, Gijs Bakker
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gijs Bakker for Castelijn, 'Strip' dining table, black lacquered ash, The Netherlands, design 1974. This table is designed by the Dutch furn...
Ash