Jules Wabbes Squared Side Table in Solid Wengé

Name: Jules Wabbes Squared Side Table in Solid Wengé
Brand: Jules Wabbes
Price: 9450 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Jules Wabbes, side table, wengé, Belgium, circa 1961 Unique square coffee table with end grain wooden top in wengé. The wengé squares are creating a vibrant and geometric appearance in the warm color of the wood. The table is executed with two perfect squares on top of one another, held together by solid wengé legs. This table is a great example of the great craftsmanship of Jules Wabbes. The design is simplistic, yet executed in luxurious material and high quality, time-consuming techniques like the cross-cut top. Jules Wabbes (1919-1974) was a Belgian furniture designer, architect and professor. In contrast to many of his contemporaries, he wasn't trained as a designer or architect but learned the craft of designing furniture by sheer necessity. When Wabbes was 24, he opened an antiques shop where some of the furniture was in need of restoration. Therefore, he created a small workshop where he taught himself how to restore furniture. Alongside restoration, he also started to design furniture. His work is aristocratic and modest, and characterized by a sensual use of materials and a clear, almost architectural tectonics. Wabbes developed a line and idiom of its own, averse to the playful and swinging style of many other furniture designs of the Postwar period. Wabbes, influenced by American designers such as Edward Wormley, chose to build his furniture with solid wood giving his designs not only a luxurious appearance but also honest, timeless and sophisticated aesthetics.

Creator:

Jules Wabbes (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 25.99 in (66 cm)Depth: 25.99 in (66 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Wenge

Place of Origin:

Belgium

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1960-1969

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Every item Morentz offers is checked by our team of 30 craftspeople in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. Check ‘About the item’ or ask our design specialists for detailed information on the condition.

Seller Location:

Waalwijk, NL

Reference Number:

Seller: 450088031stDibs: LU933136156972

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