▁in ▁the ▁Symbol ist ▁style , ▁was ▁done ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁art istic ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁" Ar ts ▁& ▁C raft s " ▁gallery ▁in ▁The ▁H ague , ▁which ▁sold ▁many ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁items ▁and ▁furn ish ings ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁art ▁works . ▁He ▁began ▁design ing ▁furn iture ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Henry ▁Van ▁de ▁Vel de , ▁who ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁married , ▁but ▁his ▁wife ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁mis car riage ▁only ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁falling - out ▁with ▁the ▁gallery ' s ▁founder , ▁Chris ▁Weg er if ▁( 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 2 0 ), ▁and ▁res igned . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁joined ▁with ▁Van ▁Vel de ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁" V illa ▁De ▁Ze eme euw " ▁( se ag ull ) ▁in ▁Sch even ingen ▁for ▁the ▁der mat ologist ▁and ▁art ▁patron ▁W . J . H . ▁Le uring ▁(? - 1 9 3 6 ); ▁st riv ing ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁true ▁Ges amt k unst werk . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁success , ▁the ▁cl ash ▁between ▁his ▁a est het ics ▁and ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁art ▁styles , ▁which