Willem Van Hooff Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Willem van Hooff Vase model "Nzuri" From the series "Core Vessels" Contemporary vessels Manufactured by Willem van Hooff Holland, 2021 Earthenware, glazed Measurements: 48 cm width x 38 cm height1 18.9 in x 14.9 in height Concept Inspired by African vessels...

Large flamingo sculpture by Fondica, France 1970. The sculpture is fully made of brass and has a black lacquered storage compartment. When opening the lid, an original metal support helps the compartment under the wings to stay open. Inside the compartment is lined with black velvet. From the series Fondica produced, this is the largest and life-size edition flamingo. This decorative bird is a real centerpiece and can fit the entrance, bedroom or living room. Next to its very decorative value, it has as a versatile function in use. The previous owner used this as a jewelry storage case...

Willem van Hooff Vase model "Siku" From the series "Core Vessels" Manufactured by Willem van Hooff Holland, 2021 Earthenware, glazed Measurements 23 cm width x 25 cm height1 9 in x 9,8 in height Concept Inspired by African vessels...

"Consle No. 1" J.M. Szymanski d. 2018 This unique console table is inspired by the ancient Asian decorative arts. The inverted legs give this unique table a highly dynamic look. Its...

CONSOLE NO. 3 J.M. Szymanski d. 2020 A refined and sleek design, this console table is carved out of blackened and waxed steel. Horsehair accents help enhance the intrigue of the t...

A pair of recumbent lions curved together, set on shaped base.

An exquisite fusion of function and artistry, born from the hands of Italian artisans and the creative genius of the designer Piero Manara from Casamanara...

This captivating display cabinet, adorned with a male and female pair of pheasants, reflects the aesthetic charm of the 1960s. While details about the designer and manufacturer are u...

Swedish Modern "Flora Danica" sculpture made of hand-sculpted beech by Swedish artist Bo Fjaestad (1906 -1991) of Varmland, Sweden. Fjæstad Bo (Bo Krister Gustafsson Fjæstad), was a talented sculptor, joiner and furniture designer and was the son of Gustaf Fjaestad...

Rare and unique brutalist bar cabinet decorated with hand carved bear. Koncz Vilmos (1932 – 2006). He started painting at the age of 30, using the following techniques: charcoal, pastel, oil. He has had solo exhibitions eight times in Budapest, and his works have been featured in seventeen group exhibitions worldwide. He was an experimental creator. Its more than 420 works include glass mosaics, terracotta, copper embossing and furniture carving. After his death, most of his oeuvre was “lost”. A decade and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major impact on his further artistic work. Traveled and created in Baghdad, Kuwait, Beirut and Tanzania. He became acquainted with the ancient folk art of the Makonde tribe, with carvings of ebony and ivory, which changed his creative career. When he made an authentic bracelet out of ivory, decorated with African motifs, the members of the tribe welcomed him among themselves. He became the tribe’s "Mister Vili." An exhibition of his painted paintings was held at the Kilimanjaro Hotel. He learned the machining of copper from the Arabs and the making of glass mosaics, and the tricks of jewelry making from the Hindus. He had forty large sculptures erected in various settlements of Hungary, mostly multi-field, made with a circular carving technique. Everything from ornaments on the table to the three-meter-high monument was found in his oeuvre. The Tiszakürt Arboretum also houses two wooden sculptures made of circular carvings: Tasso and the Tanzanian family tree. Donated works of his hometown: the 1956 headboard, the “Jászok” and “Kunok” (Old Hungarian Tribes), the “Flute”, the “Kolompolás” (Ringing the Bell) and the “Winged Altar”. In the 1980s, he also made carvings for the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden. His Ars Poetic was: “I do what I love, which drives from within, because I want to leave marks behind that I once existed and perhaps not uselessly” (2002). The term "Brutalist" originated from Le Corbusier’s Cité...

Container structure in linden wood with two doors made of windowed elements gradually reducing in size. The surfaces of each individual element are finished by carving with a hand plane...

This maybe the most iconic form created by this under-appreciated artist. A tour de force executed in carved-stacked Walnut. Beautiful original surface.