Aldo van den Nieuwelaar (Tilburg, November 23, 1944 - Amsterdam, September 23, 2010), was a Dutch designer and architect. He studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Breda and founded his own studio in 1969. Initially stimulated by Benno Premsela and Edo Spier, he worked in strict minimalist geometric forms. Inspired by Gerrit Rietveld, De Stijl and the Bauhaus, he designed furniture, carpets, lamps, light sculptures and a building system. In 1968, Van den Nieuwelaar designed a series of innovative fluorescent lamps in curved steel tubes, finished in white and chrome. A classic became his TC6 which consisted of a square box (initially a cube) to which a circular fluorescent tube was attached. Among his best-known designs are the so-called A'dammers, a series of narrow cabinets with shutters from 1973 for Pastoe. As architect, Van den Nieuwelaar was responsible for the design of the Waterlooplein subway station in Amsterdam. In 1980, Van den Nieuwelaar was awarded the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID Award). In 1986, he received the Kho Liang Ie Prize. Van den Nieuwelaar was responsible for lighting design in several public spaces. His designs have been exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.