Cor Alons (1892 - 1967) Dutch Interior and Industrial Designer

Cor Alons (1892 – 1967) Dutch Interior and Industrial Designer.

Education

Between 1913 – 1917 he studied in the drawing and painting department, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, The Hague.

Biography

Between 1917-21, he worked as a draftsman in the Modern interior art department, H. Pander & Sons, The Hague, under architect Hendrik Wouda.
1919-20, taught evening furniture-drawing class, Patrimonium, The Hague.
In 1919, he became a member of VANK.
1921-23, worked as a designer at painted- and stained-glass window firm G. van Geldermalsen, Rotterdam. 1922, designer at furniture firm LOV.
1923, travelled in France, Germany, and Hungary;
designed stained-glass windows for Baarns Lyceum;
Settled in The Hague, he became an independent interior architect and member of de Haags- che Kunstkring.
1923, designed pottery for NV De Duinvoet. A prolific interior designer, he participated with prominent Dutch architects. The firm translated simple planar structures and bold colours into furniture for adults and children.
1928, designed cutlery for Emailleerfabriek ‘De IJsel’.
1928—36, active in own design office and showroom in own residence, The Hague.
1929-57, taught furniture construction, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, The Hague, and, 1934, founded its interior-arts course.
1932—33, designed textiles of van den Bergh’s firm in Oss.
1933, designed storefront of decorative-arts shop De Kerhuil, Haarlem.
1935—40, designed tubular-steel furniture for Oostwoud Fabrieken, Kraneker.
Stained-glass windows and bar of 1938 oceanliner New Amsterdam.
1942, became a prisoner of the Germans and returned to the Netherlands.
1948, designed wooden furniture for C. den Boer.
1954, designed metal and glass furniture. 1962, honorary member of GKf. He died in The Hague.

Work

Work included in 1920 ‘Modern Interior Art’ (stained-glass windows and decorative panels) organized by LOV in Oosterbeek.
1925 Paris ‘Exhibition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’;
1927 one-person exhibition, The Hague;
designed PTT pavilion, ‘Jaarbeurs,’ Utrecht;
1932 VANK exhibition (showing chrome-plated steel furniture by Ph. Dekker), Rotterdam;
Designed exhibition for 250th anniversary of Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Pulchri Studio, The Hague;
Dutch pavilion, 1937 Paris’ Exhibition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.’

Cor Alons Early Dutch Design Sofa in Camel Upholstery

Mid-Century Dining Chair by Cor Alons, Gouda Den Boer Gouda, 1949

Cor Alons for Gouda Den Boer Plywood Dining Chairs, the Netherlands 1950s

Cor Alons Plywood and Upholstery Chair, circa 1950

Oak Art Deco Haagse School Table by Cor Alons, 1923

Cor Alons Coffee Table 1950s for Gouda de Boer

Oak Art Deco Haagse School Bookcase by Cor Alons for L.O.V. Oosterbeek, 1920s

Dining Table by Cor Alons for Gouda Den Boer Holland

Cor Alons Unique Room Divider with Shelving, Dutch, circa 1950

Solid Oak Art Deco Haagse School Side Table by Cor Alons, 1923

Mid-Century Modern Plywood Easy Chair by Cor Alons for Den Boer Gouda, 1948

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL

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