Dom Hans van der Laan unique daybed with headrest.

Nijmegen, the Netherlands c. 1970.

From home of Architect, Dick Pouderoyen.

Pine, steel nails, paint.

Pouderoyen was a close friend of van der Laan and worked closely with him on the furniture and color palette for his home. 

Literature: Similar examples p. 57, pp. 152-153 Dom Hans van der Laan, Alberto Ferlenga and Paola Verde, Architecture & Natura, Amsterdam, 2001 

Dimensions: 85.5” length, 32.75” width, 28.75” height, 12.5” seat height.

About Dom Hans van der Laan (1904 - 1991):

Dutch Benedictine monk, architect, and leading figure of the Bossche School, Dom Hans van der Laan developed a new vision for architecture from within the confines of the monastery, completely uninfluenced by discussions in the world of architecture and design.

Not perceiving the golden ratio to be relevant to the field, van der Laan developed a theory of the ‘plastic number’, which he developed over decades by methodically studying the rhythms, rules and proportions found in nature. The mathematics of beauty. 

Approached from a philosophical, theological and technological perspective, his architecture and furniture examines the primeval origin of architectural principles and the fundamental essence of the form. On both a theoretical and practical level, van der Laan sought to give significance and importance to simplicity. A voice to silence, a form to the void.

If van der Laan’s innovative work is characterized by an all embracing simplicity, numbers are the only decoration present. These numbers govern all formal choices and establish a relationship between the parts but, once used, disappear without a trace, leaving only the invisible harmony that permeates. 

Additional information on the work of Dom Hans van der Laan can be found here.

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