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'''Willem Hendrik Gispen''' (1890–1981) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] industrial [[design]]er, best known for his [[Modernism|Modernist]] steel tube office furniture and lighting designs. He was a founding member of the [[Opbouw]] architectural movement in [[Holland]].<ref>http://www.dutchoriginals.nl/en/whgispen.htm</ref> Gispen's [[Rotterdam]] factory produced serial production lamps and furniture, which were widely distributed throughout Europe. His Modernist aesthetic was well marketed and his advertisements brought forth some of Holland's earliest typographers and photographers onto the international Modernist stage.<ref>http://www.dexigner.com/design_events/4881.html</ref> Gispen's designs are noted for their contributions to the burgeoning international [[Functionalism|Functionalist]] style epitomized by the [[Bauhaus]] school.<ref>http://www.gispen.nl/en/index.php?ID=Corporate&SubID=History</ref> Two of the most noted examples of Gispen's early work are the Giso lamp series and the Gispen Diagonal Chair.<ref>http://www.dutchoriginals.nl/en/whgispen.htm</ref> |
'''Willem Hendrik Gispen''' (1890–1981) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] industrial [[design]]er and [[architect]], best known for his [[Modernism|Modernist]] steel tube office furniture and lighting designs. He was a founding member of the [[Opbouw]] architectural movement in [[Holland]].<ref>http://www.dutchoriginals.nl/en/whgispen.htm</ref> Gispen's [[Rotterdam]] factory produced serial production lamps and furniture, which were widely distributed throughout Europe. His Modernist aesthetic was well marketed and his advertisements brought forth some of Holland's earliest typographers and photographers onto the international Modernist stage.<ref>http://www.dexigner.com/design_events/4881.html</ref> Gispen's designs are noted for their contributions to the burgeoning international [[Functionalism|Functionalist]] style epitomized by the [[Bauhaus]] school.<ref>http://www.gispen.nl/en/index.php?ID=Corporate&SubID=History</ref> Two of the most noted examples of Gispen's early work are the Giso lamp series and the Gispen Diagonal Chair.<ref>http://www.dutchoriginals.nl/en/whgispen.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:08, 12 April 2010
Willem Hendrik Gispen (1890–1981) was a Dutch industrial designer and architect, best known for his Modernist steel tube office furniture and lighting designs. He was a founding member of the Opbouw architectural movement in Holland.[1] Gispen's Rotterdam factory produced serial production lamps and furniture, which were widely distributed throughout Europe. His Modernist aesthetic was well marketed and his advertisements brought forth some of Holland's earliest typographers and photographers onto the international Modernist stage.[2] Gispen's designs are noted for their contributions to the burgeoning international Functionalist style epitomized by the Bauhaus school.[3] Two of the most noted examples of Gispen's early work are the Giso lamp series and the Gispen Diagonal Chair.[4]