The second half of the 1920s saw a boom in chairs made from tubular steel. All the modern architects were designing their own tubular steel furniture. Rietveld also started to experiment with this material in 1926. In 1930, the company Metz & Co exhibited three chromed models in the exposition of the ‘Union des artiste modernes’ in Paris. The chairs did not receive enough interest to go into production. This prototype was given by Rietveld to Utrecht musician Wouter Paap as a wedding gift.
Title
Leunstoel Wouter Paap
Artist
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht 1888 - 1964 Utrecht)
Dating
ca. 1928 - ca. 1930
Material and technique
Object number
28077
Object type
Acquisition
aankoop 1996
Dimensions
hoogte 89 cm
breedte 61 cm
diepte 62 cm
Inscriptions and markings
- geen
Documentation
- The complete Rietveld furniture, Peter Vöge ; introd. by Paul Overy (Rotterdam), verg. nr. 101, pp. 67-77, met afb.
Exhibitions
- Rietveld en Van Baarencollectie, Centraal Museum
- Rietveld en Van Baarencollectie. Kunst en vormgeving 1915-1930, Centraal Museum
- Rietvelds Universum, Centraal Museum
- Gerrit Th. Rietveld (1888-1964) (São Paulo), Biënnale, São Paulo
- Charley Toorop, Gerrit Rietveld en Pyke Koch, Centraal Museum
- Gerrit Rietveld 1888-1964. Design und Architektur, Museum am Ostwall
Persistent url
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