Henry van de Velde
Born in 1863.
Died in 1957.
Henry van de Velde is recognised as a Belgian architect, designer, painter and art theorist. He was one of the co-founders of the Art Nouveau movement, also known as Jugendstil. His career was marked by exile between 1917 and 1920, before he finally settled in Switzerland in 1947.
His work bears witness to an aesthetic quest and a sustained reflection on design, influencing numerous artists and architects of his time.
