LIFESTYLE
LIFESTYLE
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LAMPS Honeycomb Wall Lamp PP.6-11 Honeycomb Ceiling Lamp PP.12-15 Mini Wall Lamp PP.16-19 11 Bands Wall Lamp PP.20-25 Hexagonal Table Lamp PP.26-32 Bronze Wall Lamp PP.32–43 Garden Lamp PP.48-49 COAT PEGS & COAT RACKS Coat Pegs Coat Racks
PP.46-49 PP.50-53 FIRE ACCESSORIES
Firedogs Fire Belt
PP.54-55 PP.56-57 ACCESSORIES
Trinket Bowl
PP.58-59 TRESTLES
Trestles PP.60-65
GEDE
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GENERAL DECORATION
HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
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HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP, COAT PEGS LEFT: HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP (Nickel-plated Brass) ABOVE: HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP (Nickel-plated Brass) HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP COAT PEG
see P.101 see P.94
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GENERAL DECORATION
HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
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HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP LEFT: [top] Polished Brass, [bottom] Nickel-plated Brass ABOVE: Polished Brass HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
see P.101
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GENERAL DECORATION
HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
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HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP LEFT and ABOVE: Polished Brass finish HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
see P.101
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GENERAL DECORATION
HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP
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HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP PREVIOUS: Polished Brass, front view LEFT: Polished Brass, bottom view ABOVE: archive image HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP see P.103
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GENERAL DECORATION
MINI WALL LAMP
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MINI WALL LAMP LEFT: Polished Brass ABOVE: [top to bottom] Brushed Brass, Nickel-plated Brass, Polished Brass MINI WALL LAMP
see P.107
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GENERAL DECORATION
MINI WALL LAMP ABOVE: Nickel-plated Brass RIGHT: Nickel-plated Brass MINI WALL LAMP
see P.107
LIFESTYLE
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GENERAL DECORATION
11 BANDS WALL LAMP
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LIMITED EDITION 11 BANDS WALL LAMP PREVIOUS: Nickel-plated Brass LEFT: Polished Brass RIGHT: Nickel-plated Brass 11 BANDS WALL LAMP
see P.109
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GENERAL DECORATION
11 BANDS WALL LAMP
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LIMITED EDITION 11 BANDS WALL LAMP LEFT: Polished Brass, detail front view ABOVE: Polished Brass 11 BANDS WALL LAMP
see P.109
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GENERAL DECORATION
HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP
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HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP PREVIOUS AND LEFT: Raw Bronze RIGHT: Polished Bronze HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP
see P.83
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GENERAL DECORATION
HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP
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HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP LEFT and ABOVE: Raw Bronze NEXT PAGE: Raw Bronze HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP
see P.83
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GENERAL DECORATION
BRONZE LIFESTYLE WALL LAMP
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GENERAL DECORATION
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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BRONZE WALL LAMP, TRESTLES, COAT PEG LEFT: BRONZE WALL LAMP, small interior — TRESTLES, Wenge and Steel — COAT PEG, Raw Bronze ABOVE: BRONZE WALL LAMP, small exterior/interior, top view BRONZE WALL LAMP COAT PEGS TRESTLES
see P.77 see P.94 see P.98
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GENERAL DECORATION
BRONZE WALL LAMP ABOVE: small exterior/interior (archive) RIGHT: small exterior/interior BRONZE WALL LAMP
see P.77
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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GENERAL DECORATION
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GENERAL DECORATION
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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BRONZE WALL LAMP LEFT: large interior ABOVE: large exterior BRONZE WALL LAMP
see P.78-79
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GENERAL DECORATION
BRONZE WALL LAMP ABOVE: large exterior, front view and detail RIGHT: large exterior BRONZE WALL LAMP
see P.78
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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GENERAL DECORATION
GARDEN LAMP
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GARDEN LAMP ABOVE: side and front views LEFT: Garden Lamp and archive drawing GARDEN LAMP
see P.85
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GENERAL DECORATION
COAT PEGS
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COAT PEGS LEFT: [top] Raw Bronze, [bottom] Polished Bronze ABOVE: front views, [top] Chrome-plated Bronze, [bottom] Raw Bronze COAT PEGS
see P.94
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GENERAL DECORATION
COAT PEGS, TRESTLES ABOVE: Polished Bronze, side, 3/4 and front views RIGHT: COAT PEG, Raw Bronze — TRESTLES, Wenge and brass, detail with table top COAT PEGS TRESTLES
see P.94 see P.99
COAT PEGS
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GENERAL DECORATION
COAT RACKS
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COAT RACKS LEFT: Nickel-plated Brass / Movingui ABOVE: front view, Polished Brass / Rio Rosewood COAT RACKS
see P.95
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GENERAL DECORATION
COAT RACKS
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COAT RACKS LEFT: Polished Brass / R io Rosewood ABOVE: Nickel-plated Brass/Movingui COAT RACKS
see P.95
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GENERAL DECORATION
FIREDOGS
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FIRE ACCESSORIES / FIREDOGS LEFT and ABOVE: Ironcast/Polished Bronze FIREDOGS
see P.89
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GENERAL DECORATION
FIRE BELT
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FIRE ACCESSORIES / FIRE BELT LEFT: Iron / P olished Bronze ABOVE: front view, top view FIRE BELT
see P.88
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GENERAL DECORATION
TRINKET BOWL
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ACCESSORIES / TRINKET BOWL LEFT: Raw Bronze, detail ABOVE: archive image TRINKET BOWL
see P.93
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GENERAL DECORATION
TRESTLES
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TRESTLES PREVIOUS: TRESTLES, Wenge and Steel with table top — TRINKET BOWL, polished bronze LEFT: TRESTLES, Wenge and Brass, front and side views, depth [top] 650 mm [bottom] 450 mm ABOVE: TRESTLES and table top, detail TRESTLES TRINKET BOWL
see P.99 see P.92
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GENERAL DECORATION
TRESTLES
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TRESTLES, BRONZE WALL LAMP, COAT PEG LEFT [top]: TRESTLES, Wenge and Brass with table top, depth 450 mm — BRONZE WALL LAMP, Small exterior/ interior, COAT PEG, raw bronze LEFT [bottom]: TRESTLES with Table Top — [detail] laminated shelf with solid wedge edge ABOVE: [left] Wenge and Steel, 450 mm — [right] Wenge and Brass, depth 650 mm TRESTLES BRONZE WALL LAMP COAT PEG
see P.98 see P.77 see P.94
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GENERAL DECORATION
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GENERAL DECORATION
HISTORY
LIFESTYLE HISTORY
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ESTABLISHED IN 1969 BY JULES WABBES
FIGURES I. Renée Wolf, port rait de Jules Wabbes,oil on canvas, 100 x 79 cm II. Jules Wabbes, portrait with a moustache
Jules Wabbes founded General Decoration in 1969 in Brussels. GEDE has since then, for more than 45 years, manufactured and retailed metal accessories exclusively designed by Jules Wabbes. Our set of elegant and functional objects, essential to any interior, was designed by the Belgian designer throughout his career. This collection was part of his general vision for designing interiors as a refined and coherent ensemble. The only thing that mattered to Jules Wabbes was the sincere expression of quality in every details. The level of craftsmanship and the use of the very best materials are the genuine signature of Jules Wabbes. Each GEDE accessory is handmade in metal – bronze, brass or steel – all materials favoured by Wabbes for their resistance and nobility. We are still producing each of his objects using the exact same materials he used, crafted in small quantities by artisans in Belgium. Each GEDE metal object is then stamped to certify of its authenticity.
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FIGURES I. Jules Wabbes on his horse, Sky Banner, a thoroughbred Arab II. Family of Jules Wabbes in 1971
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JULES WABBES Jules Wabbes is one of the leading Belgian furniture designers and interior architects of the postwar period. He first opened an antique and decoration shop in Brussels before starting to create his own furnitures and objects. He opened an office of industrial design to enlarge his project to architecture and office design. Therefore he associated with architects notably André Jacqmain (until 1960). Among his large-scale works banks and office building such as the Foncolin Building, the Glaverbel quarters or La Générale de Banque and its strongroom. He was known for his office desks, tables and cabinets crafted from precious and exotic woods on elegant frames of stainless steel. His attention to every detail led him to create a collection of metal accessories to fit into these interiors. He co-founded first successful company, Mobilier Universel, in 1957 that also produced American designers, as Wabbes travelled extensively to the US in that period. He eventually furnished the US embassies of London, Dakar and Rabat. A few years later, he was ousted from Mobilier Universel unwilling to compromise quality for profit.
HISTORY
71 He then founded GEDE in 1969 in order to manufacture and retail exclusively his metal accessories according to his own quality principles. Wabbes was awarded several prizes, notably in 1957 and 1960 at the Milan Triennial.
WABBES FAMILY HERITAGE After the passing of Jules Wabbes, GEDE has never ceased to exist, for Jules Wabbes’ spouse took over and had some objects produced while keeping all intellectual property. In 2013, Vincent Colet — antiquarian, expert and editor of objects — together with the Wabbes family, and particularly with Marie Ferran-Wabbes, Jules Wabbes’ daughter and art historian, decided to reinvigorate GEDE with the ideals and spirit of its beginnings.
TIMELESS HERITAGE
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Jules Wabbes remained inspired by its first vocation as an antiquarian in his classical approach to interior and architecture details. He was fascinated by designs that would resist through time. His creations are an expression of pure quality by use, and a mix, of excellent materials. Today GEDE is committed to the same standards of excellence his founder expected. GEDE produces his objects, genuine pieces of timeless design, that are meant to last and be passed from one generation to the next.
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ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, MATERIALS AND CRAFTSMANSHIPS
II
GEDE owns the exclusive licence to the original sketches and drawings of the celebrated Belgian designerin a catalogue of about 70 objects – ranging from bathroom accessories through coatracks to wall lamps. Each of our original objects produced today is therefore manufactured according to the initial product development plans defined by Jules Wabbes. GEDE only works with a selected few artisans in Belgium that meet Jules Wabbes’ attention to details and perfectionism.
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FIGURES I. Jules Wabbes presenting one of his lamps at the 11th Triennale of Milan, 1957 II. Plan of the Honeycomb Ceiling Lamp
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GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS
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MATERIAL
CATEGORY LAMPS
BRONZE Bronze Wall Lamp Hexagonal Table Lamp Garden Lamp Fire Belt Firedogs Trinket Bowl Coat Pegs
P.76 P.82 P.84 P.88 P.89 P.93 P.94
Honeycomb Wall Lamp Honeycomb Ceiling Lamp Mini Wall Lamp Hexagonal Table Lamp Bronze Wall Lamp Garden Lamp 11 Bands Wall Lamp
COAT PEGS & COAT RACKS
BRASS Coat Rack Trestle 450 / 650 / 850 Honeycomb Wall Lamp Honeycomb Ceiling Lamp Mini Wall Lamp 11 Bands Wall Lamp
P.95 P.98 P.101 P.102 P.106 P.109
P.100 P.102 P.106 P.82 P.76 P.84 P.110
Coat Pegs Coat Rack
P.94 P.95 TRESTLES
Trestle 450 / 650 / 850
P.98
FIRE ACCESSORIES Fire Belt Firedogs
P.88 P.89 ACCESSORIES
Trinket Bowl
P.92
1950–1978
GEDE
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FOUNDRY ELements of Bronze Wall Lamp and Coat Peg
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
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GEDE
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PRODUCTS / BRONZE
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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SMALL BRONZE WALL LAMP (Small Exterior) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 240 mm 170 mm
This wall-lamp was designed by Jules Wabbes and manufactured by General Decoration from 1969. Made of five rings of cast bronze. Other model by the creator were designed in the same way but in brass. Wabbes often utilized a series of curved flat portions of different dimensions. This lamp is suitable for indoor and outdoor use thanks to a system of glass which protects the bulb. The bronze takes a beautiful patina with time and weather.
1969
(Small Exterior) Width (W)
TOP 156 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Bronze Wall Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 240 × ( W) 156 × (H) 170 mm WEIGHT
Small Exterior / 7,7 kg
FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. (Small Exterior) Width (W)
BOTTOM 156 mm
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 32-39
PRODUCTION / EDITION
Raw Bronze On Demand
GEDE
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BRONZE WALL LAMP
LARGE INTERIOR BRONZE WALL LAMP (Large Interior) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 265 mm 205 mm
(Large Interior) Width (W)
BOTTOM 230 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Bronze Wall Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 265 × ( W) 230 × (H) 205 mm WEIGHT
Large Interior / 9,1 kg
FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. PRODUCTION / EDITION
GEDE
Raw Bronze On Demand
LIFESTYLE SEE P. 40
BRONZE WALL LAMP
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LARGE EXTERIOR BRONZE WALL LAMP (Large Exterior) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 265 mm 205 mm
(Large Exterior) Width (W)
TOP 230 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Bronze Wall Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 265 × ( W) 230 × (H) 205 mm WEIGHT
Large Exterior / 9,6 kg
FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 41-43
Raw Bronze On Demand
GEDE
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FOUNDRY Bronze Wall Lamp: A ring (central part) being removed from the core casting box
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
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GEDE
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PRODUCTS / BRONZE
HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP
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HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP Table lamp, hexagonal raw bronze leg, paper shade. This lamp was created in the early 60s, inspired by a stone model of the Dunbar collection designed by Edward J. Wormley in 1959. Jules Wabbes reinterpreted this classic model. The lampshade is simply held by three notched metal rods. The first copies made of travertine were produced by Mobilier Universel. They were later made of metal and distributed by GEDE in 1969. (Polished Bronze) Diameter (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 460 mm 690 mm
There are many fakes of this model (larger or with flared foot) designed after the death of Jules Wabbes. The model here presented and currently manufactured by GEDE is the only original one.
1968
(Raw Bronze) Diameter (L)
FRONT 460 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME HEXAGONAL TABLE LAMP ORIGINAL DESIGN 1968 MATERIAL Polished Bronze, Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (D) 460 × (H) 690 mm WEIGHT 8,6 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Bronze Raw Bronze PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 26-32
On Demand
GEDE
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PRODUCTS / BRONZE
GARDEN LAMP
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GARDEN LAMP The Garden Spot is a cylindrical piece of cast raw bronze. This lamp is designed to blend discreetly into nature while gaining a natural patina over time very alike the one of a bark of a tree. (Polished Bronze) Diameter (D) Heigh (H)
FRONT 125 mm 250 mm
This lamp has been endorsed and used by leading landscape architects and designers such as Jacques Wirtz and Jean-Noël Capart. GEDE has manufactured this garden element since its creation in 1969.
1969
(Raw Bronze) Diameter (D)
TOP 125 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME GARDEN LAMP ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (H) 250 (D) 125 mm WEIGHT 5,2 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 44-45
Raw Bronze On Demand
GEDE
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FOUNDRY Sand casting foundry
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
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GEDE
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FIRE BELT
FIRE BELT The Fire Belt is handmade in iron and polished bronze, both materials preferred by Wabbes for their particular patina once regularly used and blackened by fire. This ingenious model describes one elegant curve around the fireplace. Its shape is directly inspired by the one of a regular leather belt.
(Iron / Polished Bronze) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 280 mm 75 mm
Its design allows the piece to adjust itself in width, by simply gliding its two parts through the two buckles. This model was created in 1969 for GEDE.
1969
(Iron / Polished Bronze) Width (W)
260-400 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Fire Belt ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Iron / Polished Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 280 × ( W) 260-400 × (H) 75 mm WEIGHT 5,4 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Iron / Polished Bronze PRODUCTION / EDITION
GEDE
On Demand
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 56-57
TOP
FIREDOGS
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FIREDOGS The Firedogs are iron and bronze, gain a beautiful and blackened by
(Iron Cast / Polished Bronze) Front & left length (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 406 mm 134 mm
handmade in cast both materials that patina once used fire.
These pieces were first conceived for Francois Installé’s private living room during his entire home planning by Jules Wabbes in Braschaat between 1966 and 1967. This model evokes giant bones, like the ones of a dinosaur or a mythical creature. Its shape intends to hold logs above the hearth to amplify the circulation of air and increase the fire strength. GEDE has manufactured these elements since 1969.
1967
(Iron Cast / Polished Bronze) Width (W)
LEFT
200 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Firedogs ORIGINAL DESIGN 1967 MATERIAL Iron / Polished Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 406 × ( W) 200 × (H) 134 mm WEIGHT 21 kg (each) FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Iron / Polished Bronze PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 54-55
On Demand
GEDE
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FOUNDRY Plate print in the sand – the second half of the print is in the other frame, and once the two frames are assembled the metal will be poured into the cavity
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
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MANUFACTURED SINCE 1969
Firedog end that been cast. The feeds yet been cut and still sand
has just have not there is inside.
GEDE
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PRODUCTS / BRONZE
TRINKET BOWL
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TRINKET BOWL Model developed in the early days of General Decoration in 1969.
(Polished Bronze) Diameter (D) Heigh (H)
FRONT 210 mm 48 mm
Jules Wabbes thought an ashtray would spoil a table. He thus created this timeless object with rounded lines in rough or polished bronze. In the 70’s, smoking was everywhere in life, in offices, waiting rooms,meeting rooms, restaurants. Things have changed today, but this object still keeps its place on a table or in an office, not so much as an ashtray than as a stylish piece of furniture to leave its paperclips and some small precious things.
1969
(Raw Bronze) Width (W)
TOP 210 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Trinket Bowl ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Polished / Raw Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 210 × ( W) 210 × (H) 48 mm WEIGHT 4 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Bronze Raw Bronze PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 58-59
On Demand
GEDE
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COAT PEGS This bronze coat-peg was conceived like a sculpture. Two hooks are placed on each side of a slightly concave oval. Designed circa 1969 and edited by General Decoration, this original creation is of an exceptional beauty. Designers rarely use noble materials, and generous rounded shapes to design a coat-peg. Jules Wabbes stands out again with this piece of work.
(Chrome-plated Bronze) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 150 mm 170 mm
Multiple copies of this model decorated the vaults room of the former Générale de Banque in Brussels.
1969
(Polished Bronze) Width (W)
LEFT 82 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME COAT PEGS ORIGINAL DESIGN 1969 MATERIAL Bronze DIMENSIONS (L) 150 × ( W) 82 × (H) 170 mm WEIGHT 4,8 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Nickel-plated Bronze Polished Bronze Raw Bronze PRODUCTION / EDITION
GEDE
On Demand
(Raw Bronze) Width (W)
RIGHT 82 mm
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 46-49
COAT RACKS
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COAT RACKS The Butterfly Coat Rack is made of a pair of mobile brass hooks and a plain exotic wood block – either in Movingui and nickel-plated brass or Rio rosewood and polished brass.
(Nickel-plated Brass / Movingui) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT
400 mm 335 mm
This coat rack was first conceived to support four clothes and two hats. Today the upper part can be used to hang different types of garments without deforming them. Both models have been handmade with the same level of craftmanship and material quality as those recently found in Wabbes’ family attic. It is the first time this piece is being manufactured since its conception, making it a rarity and an exclusivity of GEDE.
1960
(Polished Brass / Rio Rosewood) Width (W)
FRONT 80 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME COAT RACKS ORIGINAL DESIGN 1960 MATERIAL Wood & Brass DIMENSIONS (L) 400 × ( W) 80 × (H) 335 mm WEIGHT 1,8 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Brass / Rio Rosewood Nickel-plated Brass / Movingui PRODUCTION / EDITION On Demand
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 50-53
GEDE
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COAT RACKS Brass brazing
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
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GEDE
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PRODUCTS / BRASS
TRESTLES
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TRESTLES (Wenge and Steel / Wenge and Brass) LEFT Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
450 mm 720 mm
Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
650 mm 720 mm
This pair of trestles was created before 1958 when mentioned in a bill. The trestles are in wood and metal, assembled with special snake-eye screws. Very elegant and delicate, they are nonetheless very resistant and build like a small piece of architecture. They are designed to support a wood, a marble or a glass shelf.
1953
(Wenge and Brass) Width (W)
LEFT 292 mm
THE TABLE TOP IS CUSTOM MADE, CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ESTIMATE.
NAME ORIGINAL DESIGN MATERIAL
TECHNICAL SPECS Trestles 1953 Wenge and Steel / Wenge and Brass
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT (L) 450 × ( W) 292 × (H) 720 3.1 DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT (L) 650 × ( W) 292 × (H) 720 3.3 DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT (L) 850 × ( W) 292 × (H) 720 3.5
mm kg mm kg
FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Wenge and Steel Wenge and Brass PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 60-65
mm kg
On Demand
GEDE
100
HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP Royal Naval apartments Godetia, 1965 (Photo: Henri Kessels)
PRODUCTS / BRASS
HONEYCOMB WALL LAMP
101
HONEYCOMB LAMP Composed of 32 hexagonal tubes brazed by hand, this iconic lamp was designed in 1953 for the high entrance hall of the Declercq’s house built by André Jacqmain and Jules Wabbes. (Nickel-plated Brass Finish) FRONT Width (W) Heigh (H)
256 mm 250 mm
To ensure it could be seen from both below and above, Jules Wabbes designed a lamp made of soldered hexagonal tube sections, so that the light source (bulb) is filtered from both sides by the metallic structure. The Honeycomb Wall Lamp, a classic and an exclusivity of GEDE, is available in Nickel-plated Brass and Polished Brass.
1953
(Polished Brass Finish) TOP/BOTTOM Lenght (L)
272 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Honeycomb Wall Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1953 MATERIAL Brass DIMENSIONS (L) 272 × ( W) 256 × (H) 250 mm WEIGHT 4,5 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Brass Nickel-plated Brass PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 6-11
On Demand
GEDE
102
PRODUCTS / BRASS
HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP
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HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP Composed of hexagonal tubes welded together, the Honeycomb Ceiling Lamp is hanged by two rods from the ceiling. Its structure is identical to Jules Wabbes’ wall lamps, designed in 1953. (Polished Brass Finish) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 900 mm 1500 mm 130 mm
The first copy of this ceiling light was probably created in 1968 for the private office of Louis De Poortere fitted out by Wabbes in Kortrijk, Belgium. The model was later sold to corporate executive offices. The golden light scattered by the honeycomb is particularly warm and celestial. A model of this kind was exhibited at the Wabbes retrospective in 2012 at the Palace of Fine Arts (Bozar) in Brussels.
1968
(Polished Brass Finish) Width (W)
LEFT 240 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Honeycomb ceiling Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1968 MATERIAL Brass DIMENSIONS (L) 900/1500 × ( W) 240 × (H) 130 mm WEIGHT 11,7 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Brass PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 12-15
On Demand
GEDE
104
HONEYCOMB CEILING LAMP Construction of the lampshade, assembling of the tubes before brazing
GENERAL DECORATION
PRODUCTION
105
GEDE
106
PRODUCTS / BRASS
MINI WALL LAMP
107
MINI WALL LAMP
(Nickel-plated finish) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
FRONT 198 mm 96 mm
The Mini Wall Lamp is composed of three curved brass sheets, like the larger version of the wall lamp made of eleven parts and designed by Jules Wabbes in 1968. Originally available in polished brass and nickel-plated brass, it is now also available in gold-plated and brushed brass. This lamp was designed for General Decoration in 1969.
1969
(Polished Brass) Width (W)
LEFT 108 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME Honeycomb ceiling Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1968 MATERIAL Brass DIMENSIONS (L) 198 × ( W) 108 × (H) 96 mm WEIGHT 2,0 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Polished Nickel-plated Brushed Gold-plated PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 16-19
Brass Brass Brass Brass
On Demand
GEDE
108
PRODUCTS / LIMITED EDITIONS
11 BANDS WALL LAMP
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11 BANDS WALL LAMP
(Nickel-plated Brass) Lenght (L) Heigh (H)
LEFT 183 mm 300 mm
The large Wall Lamp is composed of eleven at curved brass bands. It was designed in 1968 for the Mobilier Universel and became part of General Decoration catalog. This Lamp was created by Jules Wabbes after the Honeycomb Wall Lamp and following the same principle, the diffusion of the light is through the shiny metal bands and beautiful shades are projected on the wall.
1968
(Polished Brass) Width (W)
FRONT 350 mm
TECHNICAL SPECS
NAME 11 Bands Wall Lamp ORIGINAL DESIGN 1968 MATERIAL Nickel-plated, Polished Brass DIMENSIONS (L) 183 × ( W) 350 × (H) 300 mm WEIGHT 6,5 kg FINISHES / PRODUCT REF. Nickel-plated Brass Polished Brass PRODUCTION / EDITION
LIFESTYLE SEE PP. 20-25
On Demand
GEDE
110
5 BANDS WALL LAMP
LIMITED EDITION
OSAKA CEILING LAMP
111
LIMITED EDITION
GEDE
112
ROUND BRASS PENDANT
LIMITED EDITION
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