Van de Velde, Henry - Belgian architect and teacher who ranks with his compatriot Victor Horta as an originator of the Art Nouveau style, characterized by long sinuous lines derived from naturalistic forms.
1863 3 April: Henry van de Velde born in Antwerp
1880 Studied painting
1892 Switched to the applied and decorative arts
1895 Exhibition in Paris, Title: Art Nouveau
1897 Exhibition in Dresden
1901 Van de Velde moved to Berlin
1902 Invited to Weimar, founded arts and crafts seminar
1907 Member of the Deutscher Werkbund
1908 Moved to House Lofty Poplars, Weimar
1913 Designed theatre for the
1914 Cologne Werkbund Exhibition
1915 Resigned as director of the School of Arts and Crafts in Weimar
1918 Van de Velde moved to Switzerland
1926 Returned to Brussels
1935 Art Adviser to the Belgian cabinet
1957 15 October: Henry van de Velde died in Zurich
Henry Van de Velde website
