Alons, Cor
Cor Alons (1892 – 1967) was a Dutch interior architect and industrial designer.
He studied at the Minerva Academy in Groningen and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduating, he joined the firm H. Pander & Zn., designing furniture, interiors, and stained-glass windows, among other things. In 1923, he founded a design agency with designer Frits Spanjaard. They belonged to the first generation of interior architects and not only designed furniture but also considered the spaces in which the furniture would be placed. In 1923, Alons also co-founded Plateelbakkerij Duinvoet, for which he designed functionalist earthenware. In 1929, he became a lecturer in furniture construction at the Academy in The Hague, where he later also taught interior design. Alons was a member of the Hague Art Circle. From the late 1940s onward, he and Jan Jansen, following the example of the Eames designers, explored High Frequency (HF) technology. This technique involves gluing thin layers of wood together and pressing them under high pressure, creating an incredibly strong and virtually waterproof wood.
He studied at the Minerva Academy in Groningen and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduating, he joined the firm H. Pander & Zn., designing furniture, interiors, and stained-glass windows, among other things. In 1923, he founded a design agency with designer Frits Spanjaard. They belonged to the first generation of interior architects and not only designed furniture but also considered the spaces in which the furniture would be placed. In 1923, Alons also co-founded Plateelbakkerij Duinvoet, for which he designed functionalist earthenware. In 1929, he became a lecturer in furniture construction at the Academy in The Hague, where he later also taught interior design. Alons was a member of the Hague Art Circle. From the late 1940s onward, he and Jan Jansen, following the example of the Eames designers, explored High Frequency (HF) technology. This technique involves gluing thin layers of wood together and pressing them under high pressure, creating an incredibly strong and virtually waterproof wood.
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