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Dom Hans van der Laan Stools

Dom Hans van der Laan was the ninth of the 11 recorded children of Leiden architect Leo van der Laan (1864–1942). Dom van der Laan began his studies in architecture at the Technische Universiteit Delft in 1923, two years after he finished his secondary school. Architectural education in those days was generally confined to nineteenth-century neoclassicism and all teachers originated from before the first world war. Students in their third year of study had to make their designs, but those of Hans van der Laan were all rejected. In the same autumn, he founded, together with some fellow-students, a study-group, the Bouwkundige Studiekring’BSK (‘Architectural Study Circle’), aiming to discover themselves the very basics of architecture, which they missed in regular teaching. On 26 May 1929, Hans van der Laan and his fellow-novice Herman Diepen made their profession in the abbey. In 1936 father Hans was charged with the guidance in the sacristy, which he would retain till his departure to Vaals in 1968. After the war, father van der Laan was invited by the bishop of Breda to take the guidance of a working party, charged with the rebuilding of the destroyed churches in the diocese. In 1951, the abbey of Sint-Benedictusberg in Vaals had been founded a second time by a group of monks of the Saint-Paul's abbey of Oosterhout and father Van der Laan was asked by them to design the still missing crypt and church. On 18 October 1968, father Van der Laan changed his domicile from Oosterhout to Vaals, where in 1970, he became an official member of the community of Sint-Benedictusberg. In his new home, he also was appointed as sacristan, so that he could continue his familiar daily work and in 1973 he was elected as a member of the Council, the board under the guidance of the abbot. Before his death, Van der Laan garnered worldwide acclaim for his comprehensive architectural theory, which has been translated into several languages and presents a doctrine of connections in the design of architectural space, notably the plastic number.

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Creator: Dom Hans van der Laan
Bossche School Stools by Dom Hans van der Laan & Jan de Jong, Netherlands, 1970s
Bossche School Stools by Dom Hans van der Laan & Jan de Jong, Netherlands, 1970s

Bossche School Stools by Dom Hans van der Laan & Jan de Jong, Netherlands, 1970s

By Dom Hans van der Laan

Located in Antwerp, BE

Rare set of stools from the 1970s, designed by the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan and his apprentice Jan de Jong, exemplifying the distinctive Bossche Sch...

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Dining Room Set, Bossche School, Dom Hans van der Laan, Jan De Jong Table and stools designed by Dom Hans van der Laan and his apprentice Jan De Jong in the Netherlands in the 196...

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Dom Hans Van Der Laan stools for sale on 1stDibs.

Dom Hans van der Laan stools are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Dom Hans van der Laan stools, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original stools by Dom Hans van der Laan were created in the mid-century modern style in netherlands during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider stools by Jan de Jong, Rohe Noordwolde, and Dirk Van Sliedregt. Prices for Dom Hans van der Laan stools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,921 and can go as high as $53,258, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,628.

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