- Designed By - Gerrit Rietveld
- When - 1935
- Made From - Steel
frame, Polyurethane foam and polyester padding and fabric upholstery
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
low armchair is not one of Rietveld’s best known designs
but is an interesting and quite modern looking chair. It was actually his first
upholstered lounge chair design. It has lovely white stitching along the edges,
which stands out especially well against black fabric. It is available upholstered
in fabric or leather in many different colours and has been manufactured by Cassina since 1988 which
marked 100 years since his birth. There are also two-seater and three-seater sofa versions of it.
- Designed By - Gerrit Rietveld
- When - 1923
- Made From - Painted
plywood and chromed steel bolts
- Manufactured By - G.A. Van De Groenkan
- More Info - Rietveld was commissioned to
make furniture for the Katholiek Militair Tehuis (Catholic
Serviceman’s Home) in Utrecht in 1923. There is also a matching table and
stool: the ‘Military Table’ and ‘Military Stool’. They are available in black,
grey, white, black and red, black and white and black and yellow.
- Designed By -
Gerrit Rietveld
- When -
1918
- Made From - Wood
- Manufactured By - Cassina
- More Info - This
iconic lounge chair is one of the most well known designs from the De Stijl art movement and one
of the first 3D pieces done in the style. The colours were added in 1923. It
was influenced by the artwork of Piet Mondrian, as it is made up of straight
lines and only uses black and the three primary colours: blue, red and yellow.
It is shown in the permanent collection at MoMA. A
white version was also made. A self assembly kit for one is now available so
you can make your own.
- Designed By - Gerrit Rietveld
- When -
1923
- Made From -
Painted Wood
- Manufactured By - G.A. Van De Groenkan
- More Info - The Berlin
chair was part of an ensemble of furnishings designed by Rietveld when he was
collaborating with the painter Vilmos Huszar in the design of the ‘Juryfreie Kunstschau’ exhibition in Berlin
in 1923. It is painted black,
white and three shades of grey,
to complement and
contrast the bright primary coloured blocks that Huszar
had painted on the walls of the exhibition space. This
is the most abstract
and sculptural of his furniture. It is also Rietveld’s
first asymmetrical chair. Both right-handed and left-handed versions were made.
This chair is sometimes referred to as the ‘Plank Chair’ due to it being made
up of panels and slats of wood.
- Designed By - Gerrit Rietveld
- When -
1934
- Made From - Elmwood
- Manufactured By - Utrecht, then Cassina from 1971
- More Info - Rietveld
wanted to make a chair from one piece of material but this wasn’t possible at
the time so the chair had to be made from four pieces. It is not particularly
comfortable but it’s simplicity and beauty are what make it a great chair.
Later examples were painted white with green or red edges. The back is joined
to the seat with a dovetail joint. It is included in the permanent collection
of the Museum of Modern Art. It is available in natural ash or cherry wood as
well as stained in red, blue, yellow, white and black.
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