Henry Van De Velde
House "Bloemenwerf" in Ukkel (1895)
Kunstgewerbeschule Weimar (1907) Deutsche Werkbund Theatre in Köln (1914)
Henry Clemens Van de Velde (3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian Flemish painter, architect and interior designer. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar he could be considered one of the main founders and representatives of Art Nouveau in Belgium. Van de Velde spent the most important part of his career in Germany and had a decisive influence on German architecture and design at the beginning of the 20th century.
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