Modernist Desk – Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax

• School desk designed by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, circa 1955.
• Steel structure, completely repainted in bodywork.
• Top replaced with Formica-type laminate, 1960s period.
• L 70 x D 50 x H 79 cm.

A functional desk from Belgian post-war modernism

This desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax is part of a modernist approach where furniture meets the requirements of mass production, controlled costs and collective use.

Trained at La Cambre, he developed a rational approach based on standardization and the use of simple steel structures. His work stands alongside other figures of Belgian post-war design such as Jules Wabbes, Alfred Hendrickx and Jos De Mey.

This model illustrates this constructive logic, characteristic of the 1950s, directly linked to his research on social housing and accessible furniture. This approach, typical of Belgian design of the period, emphasizes durability, clarity of form, and adaptability to daily use.