Delftse Slaolie, Jan Toorop & Art Nouveau in the Netherlands
27 October 2025
I drifted into the world of design history. I’m still learning about it and probably will be for a long time yet as part of my academic work, but of late I’ve been particularly interested in better understanding local design history. These blog posts are some distillation of that process, and they begin with what seemed to me a natural blend of interests: local history (Delft) and art nouveau, a style to which I have found myself repeatedly drawn for some years.
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Chris | 12 September 2012
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