Peter van der Waals: A Dutch Furniture Designer in Britain

Peter van der Waals is a Dutch furniture designer and maker who was professionally active in Britain. 

Education

He studied in The Hague, Brussels, Berlin, and Vienna from 1899, London. 

Biography

In 1901, he joined cabinetmakers Ernest Barnsley and Ernest Gimson as a foreman and cabinetmaker in their workshop at Daneway House, near Sapperton, Gloucestershire. Subsequently, he became an essential member of the group, supervising Gimson’s designs and training the workshop’s craftspeople. When Gimson died in 1926, Waals moved the workshop facility to Chalford, Gloucestershire. He continued his furniture production in the manner of Gimson. 

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.

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