Table T88W by Maarten Van Severen for Top Mouton
Table T88W by Maarten Van Severen for Top Mouton
This table was designed by Maarten Van Severen in 1988. It is made of solid oak. This table is produced by Top Mouton (1999).
Minimalism versus maximalism: Maarten Van Severen designed this table to be used. The table is a place to meet friends, to eat with your family, to work on, to create, …
This table is in perfect condition, the table top is professional refinished by Master Meubel.
Maarten Van Severen (1956 – 2005) is one of the best-known contemporary Belgian designers. In the late eighties he started to create furniture in his own workshop in Gent. His designs are simple, clear and well thought-out.
They reflect his quest for perfection in form, detail and execution. He prefers to call himself a maximalist – someone who unstintingly devotes all his energy and resources to achieving the desired result, even if that ultimately and perhaps inevitable appears minimalist.
Bibliography: Van Severen, M., Maarten Van Severen. Werken/Works, Stichting Kunstboek, 2004, p. 248.
