BERLAGE, Hendrik Petrus
(b. 1856, Amsterdam, d. 1934, Den Haag)

Chair

c. 1900
Wood
Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague

Berlage was deeply interested in creating the perfect chair. His admiration for the chairs of ancient Egypt knew no bounds. He wrote several books on chairs and claimed that the Egyptians had never been surpassed. Here is one example of his own Egyptian style chairs.




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