Born in Tilburg in 1944, van den Nieuwelaar studied at the Academy for Visual Arts in Breda. Before establishing his own studio in 1969, he worked for various architectural firms. Designer and architect Aldo van den Nieuwelaar was renowned for his creations of lamps, furniture, cabinets, and rugs. One year prior to becoming an independent designer, in 1968, Aldo van den Nieuwelaar designed an innovative series of fluorescent lamps where the light source served as the starting point. The shape of the light source determined the design of the different fixtures in the TC Series (Tubular Construction) with the TC-6 Circular Lamp being its most iconic symbol.
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