Jan des Bouvrie

Jan des Bouvrie
Jan des Bouvrie
	Jan des Bouvrie
Born	3 August 1942; Naarden
Died	4 October 2020 (aged 78); Naarden
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Designer
Awards	Dutch Furniture Award, 1999[1]
Website	jandesbouvrie.nl

Jan des Bouvrie (3 August 1942 – 4 October 2020) was a Dutch architect, interior and product designer. He was best known for his 1969 "kubusbank sofa", now considered a design classic. Des Bouvrie was known as a distinguished lecturer at various design academies.

The design college Jan des Bouvrie Academy, in Deventer is named after him.

Des Bouvrie died in Naarden on 4 October 2020, aged 78.[2]

References

Liesbeth den Besten, "In het nieuwe wonen zijn binnenmuren overbodig," Trouw, 11 september 1999.
"Interieurontwerper Jan des Bouvrie (78) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.

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[LdB-1] Liesbeth den Besten, "In het nieuwe wonen zijn binnenmuren overbodig," Trouw, 11 september 1999.

[2] "Interieurontwerper Jan des Bouvrie (78) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020.