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Willy Van Der Meeren: Functionalism as a Social Project

In a context marked by reconstruction and housing shortages, Willy Van Der Meeren emerged as one of the most coherent figures of Belgian modernism.

An architect and designer trained at La Cambre, he defended a demanding and committed vision of design: creating useful, durable and accessible objects conceived for the greatest number.

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