Sonneveld HouseSonneveld House

Sonneveld House is a fine example of a modern Gesamtkunstwerk. The architecture, interior design and furnishings form a total concept, carefully tuned to and enhancing each other. The architects planned the furnishing and decorations down to the smallest detail.

The Sonneveld family comprised Albertus Sonneveld, one of the directors of the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, his wife Gésine Sonneveld-Bos and their daughters Puck and Gé. When they moved to their new home in 1933, they left almost everything behind in the old house.

The Sonnevelds opted for a modernist interior. The glassware came from Glasfabriek Leerdam, and Gispen supplied most of the modern (tubular) furniture and lamps. The table linen was designed by Chris Lebeau, the vases by Andries Copier, and Mrs. Sonneveld wrote her letters at a small desk by Thonet. But the paintings on the walls were rather traditional.