DESIGNED BY Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
FOR Cassina
This Rietveld chair was designed in 1935, privileging comfort and relaxation. Now revised, The Utretch Armchair is available in a range of fabrics, including Gerrit Fabric with blanket stitch.
Gerrit Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair in 1935 while working for the Metz & Co. department store in Amsterdam, where his brief was to make a chair for serial production.
Taking market needs into account, while privileging a comfortable and relaxing experience, led to the elements of the chair being treated as separate units. As a consequence, the chair became an icon of both the Neoplastic movement (aka De Stijl), and of Rietveld’s experimental vision.
MADE IN ITALY
690 W x 890 D x 750 H (mm)
Mainframe in plywood. Polyurethane foam and polyester padding. Fabric or Leather Upholstery.
