Jan des Bouvrie: the whitener of the Dutch interior

Jan des Bouvrie introduced the idea that interiors should be allowed to change from time to time, and in the 1970s and 1980s, with his sleek, symmetrical and especially white designs, brought light and space into Dutch interiors.

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Timo de Rijk, the first professor of design culture, once argued that Ikea should erect a statue for Jan des Bouvrie, the Dutch interior designer who died on Sunday at the age of 78 …

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