The designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld was born in 1888 in the Netherlands. Initially, he learned the furniture carpenter occupation in his father’s workshop. Later, he took courses in architectural drawing and opened his own furniture shop in 1911, and in 1919 he settled down in Utrecht as an independent architect. During this time, he made the acquaintance of the De Stijl group of artists, which he joined in 1919. Rietveld became famous with the appearance of his red-blue chair. Furthermore, his international breakthrough came with the Rietveld-Schröder house in Utrecht, a collaboration between the interior designer Truus Schröder-Schader. Rietveld, nonetheless, left a much more comprehensive body of work behind. It includes 215 furniture designs, 232 building plans and 240 designs for other pieces. Thanks to the edition RIETVELD by rietveld, an initiative by Rietveld’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren, some of the designs are being reissued.
In 1923, Rietveld took on the job of designing chairs for the catholic miltary retirement home. The construction, which features connected chair legs and cross beams, characterizes this design. The Military Table and Military Stool, which were designed in 1918, are based on the same construction principle as well. At the time, the chair was made in different color combinations of black/white and shades of grey.
Construction: Chair oak varnished, measurements: 49 x 40 x 90 cm
> Lower frame black, seat surface, back and cross beam ends white
> Lower frame black, seat surface, back red, cross beam ends white
Delivery: Within Germany free-of-charge, approx. 2 weeks
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