Gerrit Rietveld

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld

(1888 – 1964)
Born in Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1988. After working in his father’s joinery business, he apprenticed at a jewelry studio. In 1911 he started his own cabinet-making firm, which he maintained for eight years. Through his studies he became acquainted with several founders of De Stigl. In 1917 Rietveld designed the Red Blue Chair, which signaled a radical change in architectural theory. His unusual furniture designs led to several housing commissions, which he invariably designed in a Neo-plastic style.

If you are a design aficionado of modern classic chairs,  a Gerrit Rietveld design is a must to add to your home. Rietveld made a splash with his Red Blue Chair in 1917, and after that continued adding influential pieces to his  collection. A big fan of the Neo-plastic style, he is widely recognized for his unusual furniture designs, some of which led to housing commissions. Click on any of the modern classic Rietveld items above to learn more about how each exquisite piece came to be. Click on the “about the designer” link to learn more about Gerrit Rietveld’s rise to fame in the designer furniture world. These chairs are just the beginning of what we have to offer.