Apps Chair and Settee by Richard Hutten for Artifort

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Apps by Richard Hutten for Artifort

Richard Hutten’s first chair design for Artifort. For sale by the end of 2012.

About Apps

A cube with rounded corners, like an icon on a smartphone screen. Designed in accordance with the best Artifort traditions: smooth, timeless and comfortable. Artifort is proud to present the first design by Richard Hutten for Artifort.
The Apps has a wooden internal frame. Comfort is assured thanks to the use of webbing in the back and an ingenious seat that boosts the natural comfort of the thick layer of foam. The Apps can be upholstered in either one or two fabrics, and one-person (1.0) and two-person (2.0) versions are available.

The model presented during Il Salone 2012 is a prototype; the Apps will be made available for purchase end 2012.

Richard Hutten on designing for Artifort:

For me, Artifort is one of the most beautiful Dutch furniture companies and is part of our national heritage. When I was asked to design something for Artifort, I considered it both an honour and a challenge. The quality of the designs dating from the 1960s in particular is very high. My aim was to match that level. Through the assistance of Kho Liang Ie, who introduced Harcourt and Paulin to Artifort, Artifort grew into a leading brand worldwide in a very short space of time. My ambition is to revive that golden era.

Concorde Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort

Concorde Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort

Concorde Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort

Via Artifort

F444 Chair by Pierre Paulin


Houzz is another platform or portal getting chair inspiration from. However, it seems a bit like a link bank for further searching. I found this F444 Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort on All Modern….

Shark Chair by René Holten – Milan 2011 (11)

Dutch furniture brand Artifort will present the Shark Chair by Dutch designer René Holten at Il Salone del Mobile 2011 in Milan.

René Holten’s (1961) first design for Artifort was the DoDo in 1997. This brings me to a new item, because various furniture brands seem to feature a Dodo Chair.

Artifort started 120 years ago as an upholstery company in Maastricht. Designers such as Kho Liang Ie, Pierre Paulin and Geoffrey Harcourt were instrumental in today’s success of Artifort.

 

Magnolia Chair by Jacco Bregonje for Artifort

Magnolia Chair by Jacco Bregonje for artifort

The Magnolia Chair was designed for Artifort by Dutch designer Jacco Bregonje who is based in Milan.

According to Bregonje the Magnolia armchair “combines the better of two worlds: design and architecture. The organic shell seat is fully foam-filled and provides fantastic comfort.”

Via Furniture Store Blog