Alessandro Mendini’s Zig Zag Chair
Alessandro Mendini’s take on the Zig Zag chair of Gerrit Rietveld
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Red and Blue becomes Black and Green – 2016 IMM Cologne (01)
No, unfortunately I haven’t visited IMM Cologne in 2016, but I plan to do so again in 2017. Via Design Boom I found out that Patricia Urquiola had designed Cassina’s stand there (and later in Milan). It was in celebration of Cassina’s 90th Anniversary. She used a temporary Rietveld installation in Arnhem of 1955 later … Continue reading “Red and Blue becomes Black and Green – 2016 IMM Cologne (01)”
Chair by Piet Klaarhamer
Chair by Piet Klaarhamer Piet Klaarhamer was a Dutch architect and designer who was a disciple of Hendrik Petrus Berlage. Gerrit Rietveld on his turn was a discipel of Piet Klaarhamer. This chair was designed for a boy’s room in villa Arendshoeve in Voorburg, a suburb of The Hague. De Arendshoeve belonged to the Bruynzeel … Continue reading “Chair by Piet Klaarhamer”
Neo Laminati Chair no. 34
Neo Laminati Chair no. 34 The chair is part of a series of furniture designed by Kelly Behun of Kelly Behun | Studio and Alex P. White. It is clear they were inspired by Rietveld’s Zig Zag chair
Corner Chair by Thijs Rinsema
Corner Chair by Thijs Rinsema I’ve featured a similar corner chair earlier as if being designed by Theo van Doesburg, a member of the Dutch Stijl Group of which Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondrian were other members. It seems I misread the tags in the Belvedere Museum then. These photo’s I took at the Gemeentemuseum … Continue reading “Corner Chair by Thijs Rinsema”