60s Cees Braakman ‘TU30’ dining table for Pastoe

Designer
Cees Braakman
Manufacturer
Pastoe
Period
1960s
Origin
the Netherlands
Material
Laminated wood, Metal
Color
black, White
Code
11091220TE
Condition
Good condition consistent with age and use.
Dimensions
120-171,5 cm (w) x 80cm (d) x 71cm (h)
WS
A - B
Price
Sold, located London
Provenance
See writing below.

Dutch designer Cees Braakman was born in Utrecht in 1917. At the age of 17, he began working at Pastoe, a Utrecht-based furniture manufacturer, where his father was the company’s head draftsman and manager. In 1948, Cees Braakman became Pastoe’s manager and designer, he would remain so until 1978.
In 1947, Braakman travelled to the United States to visit other furniture manufacturers and observe their designs and practices. He was particularly inspired by the Herman Miller Company and by Charles and Ray Eames. Back in the Netherlands, he began experimenting with bent plywood and created Pastoe’s first modern furniture line. In the following years he developed several lines of popular furniture. The designs, tailored for smaller spaces, feature clean, elegant lines and a keen sense of proportion. Many of these designs, notably the birch -, Japanese – and combex series, are very sought after today.
In 1958, Braakman designed the ‘Japanese Series’. The serie derives it’s name from the clean and angular outside lines that brings to mind traditional Japanese designs. The TU30 dining table has a hidden extra table top, to be pulled up from underneath the tabletop.

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