Keywords: text illustration writing drawing sketch Gispen furniture catalogue. The New Institute Collection, GISP Archive. Some items of furniture and light fittings were designed specially for the Sonneveld House, but most were mass-produced pieces bought off the shelf. The family chose tables, chairs, desks and beds from the Gispen catalogues issued in 1933 and 1934. The Sonneveld House was built in the early 1930’s, it’s a perfect example of the ‘Nieuwe Bouwen’ functionalist style, designed by architecture firm Brinkman and Van der Vlugt. Much of its furniture was designed by W.H. Gispen. It’s now a House Museum preserved by The New Institute and open for the public. The Sonneveld family's personal archive and the architects business archive contain great quantities of useful information about everyday life in the house and how it was designed and furnished. Gispen furniture catalogue. The New Institute Collection, GISP Archive. Some items of furniture and light fittings were designed specially for the Sonneveld House, but most were mass-produced pieces bought off the shelf. The family chose tables, chairs, desks and beds from the Gispen catalogues issued in 1933 and 1934. The Sonneveld House was built in the early 1930’s, it’s a perfect example of the ‘Nieuwe Bouwen’ functionalist style, designed by architecture firm Brinkman and Van der Vlugt. Much of its furniture was designed by W.H. Gispen. It’s now a House Museum preserved by The New Institute and open for the public. The Sonneveld family's personal archive and the architects business archive contain great quantities of useful information about everyday life in the house and how it was designed and furnished. |