TEFAF Maastricht
March 12 - 22, 2009
A New section for design at TEFAF Maastricht 2009
Twentieth century design and applied arts are increasingly popular and for the first time TEFAF Maastricht will have a section entirely dedicated to these stylish modern pieces. TEFAF Maastricht constantly evolves to reinforce its position as the world’s most influential art and antiques fair and TEFAF Design, as the new section is called, is being introduced to strengthen its appeal in a field which attracts a growing number of collectors, museum curators as well as professional decorators.
Eight of the world’s leading specialist dealers will form TEFAF Design, including a number who have never exhibited at TEFAF previously. Among the latter will be Sebastian + Barquet from New York and London, Galerie Eric Philippe from Paris, Galerie Ulrich Fiedler of Berlin, L’Arc en Seine from Paris and Bel Etage Wolfgang Bauer of Vienna.
TEFAF Design will also have a loan exhibition from the collection of the Museum Jachthuis St Hubertus in the Netherlands. This early 20th century country house was designed by the famous Dutch architect H. P. Berlage. It was the home of Anton Kröller and his wife Helene Kröller-Müller, who founded the renowned Kröller-Müller Museum in 1938. The TEFAF Exhibition will include a Berlage dining table and chairs. These objects have never been exhibited outside the country house before.