While most fans of Danish Modern or mid-century modern furniture are aware of Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, the Eameses et. al., Louis van Teeffelen's name may not ring a bell. Which is a shame as the Dutch designer created furniture every bit as striking as the work of his contemporaries.

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Along with sometime collaborator Jaap Ravelli, van Teeffelen put Dutch furniture company WéBé on the map in the 1950s, becoming their head of design in 1955.

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Van Teeffelen designed chairs, sideboards, desks, coffee tables, dining tables, storage units and more.

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WéBé's furniture became so popular throughout the 1950s and '60s that they amassed their own shipping fleet.

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Shortly after van Teeffelen left the company in the late '60s, WéBé went into a decline from which it never recovered. Sales slumped through the '70s and '80s, and the company was shuttered for good in the '90s.

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Today van Teeffelen's pieces are sought after on the secondhand market.