Emiel Veranneman (Belgian, 1924 - 2003) - Chest of Drawers - 1977

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Chest of Drawers - 1977 Lacquered wood - 79 x 130 x 45 cm Published: Emiel Veranneman, Gemeentekrediet, Ghent, 1994, pp.143, 150, 241, 245 (ill.) Frans Defour, L’art du Meuble en Belgique au XX ème siècle, Lannoo, Tielt, 1997, pp.149, 151 (ill.) Emiel Veranneman, Ilya Prigogine, Veranneman: visie & passie, Tielt, Lannoo, 2002, p.174, 176, 179 Willy Van den Bussche, Lieven Daenens ... [et al.], Emiel Veranneman, Hommage [exhibition catalog], Jabbeke, Museum Constant Permeke, 16 October 2004 - 16 January 2005, Oostkamp, Stichting Kunstboek, 2004, p.69 Exhibited: Möbel aus Belgien. Ab Henry van de Velde bis heute, Düsseldorf, Museum für Volk und Wirtschaft, 1978 (ill.) Emiel Veranneman, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, March 1978 Emiel Veranneman, Guest of Honor, Biënnale Kortrijk 1982 Lak x kunst x meubel x design, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, 4 July -23 August 1987 Belgian Pavillion, Expo 92, Sevilla, 1992 This exceptional chest of drawers in bold bright yellow embodies perfectly the essence of Emile Veranneman's furniture design of the 1970s. Without ever becoming frivolous, Veranneman's furniture design is characterized by a simple but sound construction, paired with a monumental feel that is achieved through the use of high gloss lacquer in primary colors. The end result is never bulky nor heavy thanks to some subtle graphic details such as in this case the sloping drawers that purvey an elegant rhythm and radically break with the traditional horizontality of this kind of furniture. Of this chest of drawers, only two are known. The other one belongs to the collection of the Design Museum in Ghent.