Later cassina also produced a series of rietveld crate furniture. Rietveld for cassina with steel supporting frame, polyurethane foam and polyester padding and fabric or leather upholstery with two types of visible stitching saddle stitch or zig zag in five different colours. An artisan who loved wood and experimented with metal. In the history of design rietveld was one of the first architect who designed furniture and items for children, first of all for his family. Baby this version hasnt the numbering and the identifying mark. Ive revised rietvelds elegant design to make a chair thats stronger, easier to build, more comfortable to sit in and rugged enough to put outdoors. Founded by cesare and umberto cassina in meda in 1927, the company launched industrial design in italy during the 50s by taking a completely new approach which saw a shift from handcraftsmanship to serial production. The crafts mastery of cassina s carpenters is seen in the. Cassina, in search of the most hidden and authentic sides of each architect, has rediscovered several variations on the zig zag chair, an icon already in production in the cassina i maestri collection, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the acquisition of the exclusive worldwide reproduction rights to his designs. The 637 utrecht c90 limited edition armchair was designed by gerrit thomas rietveld. This extensive range of designer chairs is conceived for a variety of uses and furnishing styles, from home settings to work and representative spaces.
The 280 zig zag chair was designed by gerrit thomas rietveld. Rietveld deck chair build part 1 enduringtechpress. Cassina was established in 1927 in the northern region of brianza, italy, an area noted for its skilled artisans and woodworkers. Gerrit thomas rietveld utrecht armchair in linen by cassina. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs vintage edition of the red and blue chair designed by gerrit rietveld and manufactured by cassina. Rietvelds apartment at 8 vredenburg, utrecht with rietveld sitting on his tubeframed chair 1928. The story behind the iconic zigzag chair architectural. The supports on the floor of cassina utrecht armchair are in black plastic material. This iconic chair is reproduced by cassina in a custom linen fabric sourced by monc xiii.
It is a minimalistic design without legs, made by 4 flat wooden tiles that are merged in a zshape using dovetail joints. Ive used screws instead of rietvelds dowels to hold it together, increased the size of the sticks and added a stretcher. Original condition 1970s midcentury armchair, red and blue by rietveld, with cassina tag numbered 1453. Sedile blu e schienale rosso in multistrato laccato.
The frame of the chair by cassina is covered with core leather, which is closed off with zippers. Cassina gerrit rietveld red and blue chair 3d model. Rietveld combines straight geometric shapes with futuristic design. Gerrit rietveld for cassina zigzag chair was designed in 1934, reissued by cassina, milan in 1973. Cassina ti da il benvenuto nella sezione 637 utrecht point limited edition. Red and blue chair by gerrit rietveld for cassina at 1stdibs. Superficial surface marks to yellow paint on lower left leg. Rietveld in front of the furniture workshop at 25, adriaan van ostadelaan, utrecht, 1917 about.
The utrecht chair, named after the city of his birth, was designed in 1935 and reveals rietveld s fascination with distilling a piece of furniture. Rietveld designed 1918 poltroncina con struttura in faggio tinto nero. A very early edition of gerrit rietveld s utrecht sofa designed in 1935 and made by cassina in the late 1960s. Rietveld s two most enduring legacies are the red and blue chair, which looks almost like a 3d version of a piet mondrian painting, and the rietveld schroder house, for which it was specifically designed. Red blue armchair by gerrit rietveld for cassina, signed. Cassina ti da il benvenuto nella sezione 635 red and blue. Thirty years later, cassina has revisited the design, in collaboration with the frank lloyd. Chair is completely original, it does have significant wear consistent with age and use. Gerrit rietveld, 1935 rietveld is best known for his wooden chairs, such as the zigzag chair and the red and blue chair. The taliesin 1 armchair by frank lloyd wright and the beugel chair by gerrit t. Utrecht chair by gerrit thomas rietveld from circa 1988. Today cassina is the exclusive worldwide licensee of the le corbusier designs.
Cassina furniture chairs, sofas, tables, armchairs. Once we receive your order, we will contact you to discuss the time of delivery and, if necessary, the finishing. With the official booklet by cassina, the number in the booklet corresponds with the number on the chair. An authentic reconstruction of reissues studied with painstaking attention and with respect for the original models, working in close contact with the heirs and official foundations of the authors. Rietveld chair home furniture furniture design bauhaus art modern dining chairs zig zag side chairs floor chair home furnishings.
Order form rietveld originals meubel ontwerpen van. Although the chair was originally designed in 1918, its color scheme of primary colors red, yellow, blue plus blackso. You can order furniture from the rietveld originals collection using the order form below. It produces furniture, chairs, tables, armchairs, sofas, beds, bookcases, and furniture in general with a particular flair for upholstered items and work in wood, leather and other topquality materials. The utrecht chair is one of rietvelds few upholstered chairs that was actually taken into production. The crafts mastery of cassinas carpenters is seen in the execution of. Utrecht armchair by cassina naharro furniture online store. Chair in polished natural cherrywood, in natural ashwood or ashwood stained blue, red, yellow, white, black with edge in natural ashwood. Around the time of its foundation cassina was pioneering, animating designers and architects. Since then cassina has been producing furniture inspired by industrial design with excellent quality, including chairs, tables, armchairs, sofas, beds, closets, and shelves. His revolutionary design became one of the most famous pieces of 20thcentury furniturethe red blue chair.
Rietveld designed 1934 sedia in ciliegio naturale lucidato, in frassino naturale oppure frassino tinto nei colori blu, rosso, giallo, bianco, nero con bordo in frassino naturale. Cassina utrecht armchair upholstery is equipped with stitching white colored view. Standing alone the 637 utrecht armchair by cassina will be the centre point of every room. Cassino owns the rights to produce this chair measurements. Cassina zig zag chair, designed by gerrit t rietveld.
Small armchair with main frame, seat and backrest in poplar plywood. The cassina i maestri collection was widened in 1968 with the acquisition from bauhausarchiv in berlin of reproduction rights to some of the bauhaus objects and in 1971 the designs of gerrit rietveld, frank lloyd wright, and of charles rennie mackintosh in 1972. With this lounge chair, rietveld reduced the traditional armchair to squareprofiled battens, two armrests with a rectangular profile and two rectangular panels that form the seat and the back rest. A beautiful original rietveld red and blue chair for cassina the chair is in good condition with minimal signs of wear. It was designed for rietvelds rietveld schroder house in utrecht and is now produced by the italian manufacturer cassina. The classical rietveld method the more used background in rietveld re. By tom caspar in 1918 the dutch cabinetmaker gerrit rietveld reduced the idea of a chair to a 3d grid of painted sticks and boards. The chair s profile is particularly distinctive thanks to the curve of its body which elegantly wraps around the top of the backrest. The supporting structure of the cab armchair is made of lacquered steel. Taking market needs into account, while privileging a comfortable and relaxing experience, led to the elements of the chair being treated as separate units.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Gerrit rietveld for cassina the utrecht armchair catawiki. Utrecht lounge chairs by gerrit rietveld for cassina. Iin the original red felt upholstery with beige topstitching. Zig zag chair by gerrit thomas rietveld for cassina. Signed with branded manufacturers mark and signature to underside some small nicks and chips to edges. Junior crate chair the junior crate chair is a two thirds smaller than the original crate chair. The redblue chair is rietveld s most famous piece of furniture.
Mar 22, 2009 information about gerrit rietvelds 1918 red and blue chair. Each piece of furniture in the cassina i maestri collection is indelibly marked with. The design classic was designed in 1918, but the color scheme strongly associated with piet mondrian was not added. The 279 beugel chair was designed by gerrit thomas rietveld. In 1918, the architect gerrit thomas rietveld designed a chair that affected not only furniture design, but the history of architecture.
The rietveld armchair was designed in 1935 by utrecht born designer gerrit thomas rietveld. Cassina utrecht rietveld originals meubel ontwerpen. Rietvelds red and blue chair is now in the collection of the museum of modern art, and it is a chair i love. Cassina works industrially in the contemporary furnishing sector. How le corbusier sofa by cassina is made brandmade. The 635 black red and blue zeilmaker version chair was designed by gerrit thomas rietveld. Built in utrecht in 1924 and originally commissioned without walls, the schroder house has been listed as a unesco world heritage site. The seat and the backrest come together at an angle to form the back leg. Rietveld are both part of the cassina i maestri collection.
This curved back sofa retains the original red wool flannel fabric with. As a consequence, the chair became an icon of both the neoplastic movement, and of rietvelds experimental vision. Utrecht armchair, rietveld for cassina design market. Oct 14, 2015 this is by far the most comfortable outdoor chair youll find and even better its very simple to build.
The 637 utrecht point limited edition armchair was designed by gerrit thomas rietveld. Red blue chair by gerrit rietveld for cassina at 1stdibs. It produces chairs, tables, armchairs, sofas, furniture items and beds. Collection rietveld originals meubel ontwerpen van. The utrecht chair is one of rietveld s few upholstered chairs that was actually taken into production. Manufactured by cassina between 1986 and 1990, the taliesin 1 chair is constructed from a single piece of folded plywood evocative of the japanese art of origami. Despite the sleek design, featuring two plywood plates and 15 connecting bars, this armchair is very comfortable to sit and read. However, besides wooden models, rietveld also brought a very comfortably upholstered piece of furniture on the market. Reitveld chair weve turned an icon of modern design into a comfortable, easytobuild outdoor project. Cassinas successful furnishings founded in 1927 in the heart of brianza, cassina makes traditional artisanship its strong point and brings the brand to consolidate its presence on the international. Crate chair rietveld originals meubel ontwerpen van. Eschewing the traditional legsseatback sequence, rietveld created a ribbon of wood forming a zshape.
Gerrit thomas rietveld 18881964 was a dutch carpenter, designer and architect, the son of a cabinetmaker and who at 1918 started his own furniture factory, while studying architecture. Collection rietveld originals meubel ontwerpen van gerrit. The crafts mastery of cassina s carpenters is seen in the execution of. Utrecht lounge chairs by gerrit rietveld for cassina for. The evolution of the icons of the great masters of architecture reissued with absolute respect for the authentic pieces meets with the new shapes of contemporaneity, from cleancut geometries and minimalist proportions to. You will then receive an invoice that must be paid prior to delivery. This is cassina cassina has been designing the future of interiors for 90 years. Vintage gerrit rietveld chair produced under license by cassina.
They emphasize his designs of the zigzag chair and the utrech sofa and armchair that cassina currently publishes. Sep 27, 2015 red and blue chair from dutch designer and architect gerrit rietveld holland the original chair was constructed of unstained beech wood and was not painted until the early 1920s. Rietvelds zig zag chairs manufacturing by cassina the. This ensures that every piece of furniture upholstered with the. The label cassina was founded by cesare and umberto cassina in milan over 80 years ago. Cassina operates at an industrial level in the contemporary furnishing sector, with special skills relative to upholstered furniture and wood and leather working as well as with other precious materials. Utrecht chair by gerrit rietveld for cassina chairish. With a supporting steel structure, padded with polyurethane foam and polyester batting. The cab chair is also available as cab armchair and convinces with its linear, yet thanks to its special material combination very exciting look and feel.
Designed by gerrit thomas rietveld dutch, 18881964 with red wool fabric upholstery and off white stitching. An outlook shared by piet mondrian, whose objective was to seek out the essential nature of things, combined with the harmonious equivalence of colours, and the use of rightangle. The utrecht furniture collection created by gerrit t. A chair that perfectly represents the whole collezioine utrecht. Gerrit rietveld utrecht chair by cassina at 1stdibs. Sofa and armchair are completely upholstered with fabric or leather thus a coherent overall picture is created. Chair in polished natural cherrywood, in natural ashwood or ashwood stained. In 1988, one hundred years after rietveld s birth, cassina utrecht started producing the chair again. Designed by gerrit rietveld, this chair provided an early example of a cantilevered seat, and is composed of four wood boards articulated endtoend to form an extremely eyecatching example of an unstable structure. Choose from 126 authentic cassina chairs for sale on 1stdibs. The cassina collection is eclectic, and has always been so.
The chair is also available in the gerrit fabric, with blanket stich or zigzag topstitching, in both cases in five colours. Italian ash tree and straw seat leggera chair by gio ponti. Jan 20, 2014 the steltman chair by twentieth century dutch architect and designer gerrit rietveld has been reissued by furniture brand rietveld originals to mark the iconic designs fiftieth anniversary. The legendary red and blue chair is probably best known as the rietveld chair. Cassina offers a new reinterpretation of the iconic model dated 1935. For sale on 1stdibs a pair of utrecht lounge chairs designed by gerrit rietveld and produced by cassina, 1980s. An incredibly clean example of an authentic signed cassina red blue armchair by gerrit rietveld. Shop authentic gerrit thomas rietveld furniture and other gerrit thomas rietveld furniture from the worlds best dealers. Utrecht chair by gerrit thomas rietveld for cassina at. Introduction to diffraction and the rietveld method. Aw extra reitveld chair popular woodworking, rietveld. Rietveld made a point of producing affordable and comfortable furniture, and he achieved this by finding the right proportions and seat angle. Thanks to his use of diagonals, rietveld was the first to introduce. This piece was owned by a single owner who kept it as an unused sculpture rather than a chair to use therefore it a very clean vintage example.
Jul 30, 2015 the zig zagchair is a chair designed by gerrit rietveld in 1934. Armchair with main frame, seat and backrest in poplar plywood and fir solid wood. The cassina utrecht chair is available in a wide variety of upholsteries. You can order our products using the order form below.
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