Rietveld Armchair

In 1917 gerrit rietveld designed the red blue chair sometimes referred to as the mondrian chair which signaled a radical change in architectural theory. Taking market needs into account while privileging a comfortable and relaxing experience led to the elements of the ch. Department store in amsterdam where his brief was to make a chair for serial production.

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Rietveld s red blue chair 1917 18 is the first well known expression of his architectural language displaying the influence of the de stijl group and also the experiences of mondrian and van doesburg.

Rietveld armchair. The red and blue chair was originally constructed in a natural wood finish but in 1921 gerrit rietveld began an association with the de stijl movement that led to the distinctive painting of this revolutionary chair. Department store in amsterdam where his brief was to make a chair for serial production. However the proportions and form are distinctly rietveld and a functionalist interpretation of his celebrated de stijl wooden chairs such as the red blue chair and 1919 armchair. Gerrit thomas rietveld dutch pronunciation.

In the red blue chair rietveld manipulated rectilinear volumes and examined the interaction of vertical and horizontal planes in much the same way as he did in his architecture although the chair was originally designed in 1918 its color scheme of primary colors red yellow blue plus black so closely associated with the dutch de stijl art and architecture movement was applied around 1923. Gerrit rietveld came up with the design for the utrecht armchair in 1935 while working for the metz co. Later versions of both these chairs are in the powerhouse museum s collection powerhouse museum object numbers 85 1835 and 85 116. Taking market needs into account while privileging a comfortable and relaxing experience led to the elements of the chair being treated as separate units.

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. The red and blue chair was reported to be on loan to the delft university of technology faculty of architecture as part of an exhibition. One of the principal members of the dutch artistic movement called de stijl rietveld is famous for his red and blue chair and for the rietveld schröder house which is a unesco world heritage site.

24 june 1888 25 june 1964 was a dutch furniture designer and architect. It features several rietveld joints. With this lounge chair rietveld reduced the traditional armchair to 13 square profiled battens two armrests with a rectangular profile and two rectangular panels that form the seat. Gerrit rietveld came up with the design for the utrecht armchair in 1935 while working for the metz co.

In 1911 he began to design and build furniture on his own studying architecture at the same time. As a consequence the chair became an icon. The first design of this chair dates back to 1917. Gerrit rietveld came up with the design for the utrecht armchair in 1935 while working for the metz co.

On may 13 2008 a fire destroyed the entire building but the red and blue chair was saved by firefighters. The red blue chair is rietveld s most famous piece of furniture.