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The Red-Bleu Rietveld chair was designed between 1918 and 1920, and is still an icon of modern interior design. Gerrit Th. Rietveld build his own furniture from cheap materials and simple designs, the prototype of his famous chair came to life in 1918. As you can imagine, it was rather a controversial design. Rietveld went back to the basics functions a … [Read more...]
The Revolt char was designed in 1953 by Friso Kramer for the Dutch company Ahrend Group. This was in the fifty's a revolutionary design, as the chair was produced with Bakelite combined with kraft-paper for the seating and back.. The frame was made of metal sheets instead of tubes. The metal sheets was then molded into shape. This make the whole construction very … [Read more...]