Speciale stoelen
In Café Centraal staan veel bijzondere stoelen. Alle stoelen zijn van Nederlandse ontwerpers die ook zijn opgenomen in de collectie van het Centraal Museum. Lees hier meer over de meubels en hun ontwerpers.
Simple and timeless. Rotterdam designer Joep van Lieshout (1963) was inspired by this beech wood chair from the extremely conservative Shakers. This religious community settled in America at the end of the 18th century and was completely self-sufficient. They designed their own furniture, which was characterised by pure simplicity.
With two screws in the middle, it's like this chair has a face. Seven more variants have been made of this chair. None are exactly the same. Each chair has a different backrest and expression. Designer Maarten Baas (1978) explores the boundaries between art and design. His work is known for its rebellious and playful approach.
The Zigzag Chair by Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) is one of the showpieces in the Centraal Museum collection.
The museum has many different types of zigzag chairs in its collection. Chairs like this, but also in green and red, and with armrests, metal tube and holes.
For four years, Van Lieshout worked on the design of this chair. Prerequisite: The chair had to be easy to stack.
The chair is made without screws, as a tribute to the traditional craftsmanship of an artisan furniture maker.
Because the legs are apart like a spider, the chair has been named “spider”.
This is the last chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964). He designed it for the Hague jeweler Steltman.
The asymmetric chair, which provides a surprising view from every angle, is entirely made up of lines and surfaces.
The original chair was upholstered in white leather.
The military stool by designer Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) is part of the Military Furniture Series that Rietveld designed in 1923 for the Catholic Military Home in Utrecht. This series also includes a chair and table. For the connections, Rietveld used nuts and bolts instead of wooden dowels for the first time.
While studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven, Richard Hutten (1967) found that designers were often unnecessarily complicated about their furniture designs. He responded with this series “No Sign of Design”. An ironic wink to his artistic colleagues.
This chair consists of two identical steel frames that support the chair and are linked to the seat. The elegant curve of the shell ensures that the chair is actually comfortable.
Designer W.H. Gispen (1890-1981) is known as the man who modernized the heavy Dutch oak interiors with light, steel-tube furniture.