637 Utrecht Armchair
637 Utrecht Armchair by Gerrit T. Rietveld for Cassina.
Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld is one of modernism's most singular figures - a leading light of the De Stijl movement and designer of some of the modern age's most iconic pieces of furniture.
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 to its structural basics, revealing a form that is both unconventional and soundly rational.
This was one of only a few of Rietveld's upholstered designs that were taken into production. It was first sold by Amsterdam manufacturers Metz & Co in 1936, in an edition covered in dark brown canvas and finished with a visible festoon stitch. After the war, Metz and Co issued the chair in felt with the signature distinctive white stitching. The design and was revived by Cassina in 1988, a century after Rietveld's birth.
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637 Utrecht Armchair by Gerrit T. Rietveld for Cassina.
Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld is one of modernism's most singular figures - a leading light of the De Stijl movement and designer of some of the modern age's most iconic pieces of furniture.
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 to its structural basics, revealing a form that is both unconventional and soundly rational.
This was one of only a few of Rietveld's upholstered designs that were taken into production. It was first sold by Amsterdam manufacturers Metz & Co in 1936, in an edition covered in dark brown canvas and finished with a visible festoon stitch. After the war, Metz and Co issued the chair in felt with the signature distinctive white stitching. The design and was revived by Cassina in 1988, a century after Rietveld's birth.
Dimensions
64w x 85d x 37/70cmh
Materials
The main frame, seat and backrest are crafted from steel rod with elastic bands with poplar wood armrests. Padded with polyurethane foam in different density and feet in black plastic.
The sofa can be upholstered in a range of fabrics and leathers from the following collections:
Fabric cat. E: Eremo, Perbacco
Fabric cat. F: Annapurna, Champ, Francoforte*, Marocco, Rox, Tensing
>Fabric cat. L: Lincoln, Linus, Lipari*, Look, Ortigia UK
Fabric cat. O: Uni Melange
Leather cat. X: Scozia
Leather cat. Y: Extra
Leather cat. Z: Natural, Natural 08, Natural 15, Natural ZZ
Complete with your choice of blanket or zigzag stitching.
For colour examples and upholstery options, please view the downloadable PDFs in Product downloads.
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