Growing up in two cultural worlds forms the background to Mina Abouzahra’s designs. By taking existing western designs and recasting them anew, she establishes connections between different cultures. Her love for both the Netherlands and Morocco is expressed in the Abouzahra X Rietveld Lounge Chair. Wim Rietveld’s functionalist chair from 1959 was very modern for its time. Abouzahra gives this Dutch design a contemporary look using handwoven, colourful Moroccan fabric.[text 2023]
Title
Abouzahra X Rietveld Fauteuil
Artist
Mina Abouzahra (Enschede 1977)
Dating
2019 (gebaseerd op de afmetingen van de stoel van Wim Rietveld)
Material and technique
Object number
35290
Object type
Acquisition
aankoop met steun van de BankGiro Loterij 2020
Dimensions
hoogte 78 cm
breedte 70 cm
diepte 61 cm
Documentation
- Stoel neemt stelling, Inl. Bart Rutten, redactie Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Hans Schopping, auteurs Laurie Cluitmans, Catharina van Daalen, Esther Darley, Natalie Dubois, Bart Rutten, Anne van der Zwaag (Utrecht, 2023), p. 5, afb, p. 21
Exhibitions
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