Oswald Vermaercke and V-Form

Renowned for the use of carefully selected teak and rosewood veneers, Vermaercke designed sideboards, tables, and chairs with a minimalist and sophisticated modernist design. The Paola collection (1959), a tribute to the Belgian queen, and the Astrid collection (1962) are his best-known works. Oswald Vermaercke was also greatly inspired by the highly influential Danish design of his time, with some of his drawer fronts reminiscent of those by designer Arne Vodder.

Drawer fronts of a “Paola” sideboard by Oswald Vermaercke.

Drawer front of a sideboard by Arne Vodder