Armchair No. 415/1401 by Wim Rietveld Haarlem for Gispen

This model. In 1954, Model 415/1401 was introduced and shown for the first time on the 10th Triennial of Milan and thereby distinguished a gold medal. It is a chair with an unprecedented sleek design for that time in which the function largely determines the shape. His beautiful iron frame and the armrests of Bakkeliet are immediately striking, the cushions filled with foam rubber are a novelty for that time. For many years the model stays in production and popular with the public, in 2023 the design still looks current and modern, which has rightly delivered the chair of Design Icon. This copy. This copy comes from the first owners who already brought the chair into the house in the 1950s. For many years it was used until the chair was ready for a complete restoration in 2022. At that time we have taken over this classic and completely restored, the upholstery has been completely renewed with Richwool van Keymer in the color no. 18, a beautiful ocher yellow fabric with orange tones. View more information about the fabric on this link. The foam rubber has also been replaced by the very best material on the market, which means that a seating comfort is the same or even finer than the original achieved. About the designer. Wim Rietveld (1924-1985), son of the famous architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld, has received a technical education. Then he went to work as a constructor of large devices. Among other things, he worked for the Servo Balans company, a company that manufactured large exclusive weighing devices for the industry. from 1950, Wim Rietveld followed a training as a designer at the Royal Academy in The Hague. The quality of his final examination was a reason for manufacturer Willem Gispen to invite him for a position at the company of the same name Gispen. The Netherlands was in reconstruction at that time and there was a scarcity of materials. Wim Rietveld was employed by Gispen from 1953 to 1957. Rietveld was good at weighing functionality and aesthetics and coming up with simple production techniques. His motto was: "good in shape, solid, practical and cheap". For legs he preferably did not use a tube, but much thinner solid round steel. The advantage of this is that it visually attracts less attention and it is easier and therefore cheaper to bend. He also introduced the technique of foam -rubber chair cushions and the pressing of plywood. Rietveld was a designer who spoke the technical language and was from home from a constructor; Constructor from the inside, the elements logically grouped and adapted to the possibilities of the machinery or to the ground material that could be purchased well and cheaply from the trade. In addition to “De Meubelen for the simple interior”, Rietveld also worked on a multiple of other products. You are very welcome to come and have a look and come and sit in our Design Center! Country of origin: The Netherlands Brand: Gispen Fabric: Richwool, Color 18 Period: 1954 Designer: Wim Rietveld / Cordemeijer Height: 76 cm Seat height: 39 cm Width: 66.5 cm Seat width: 49 cm Depth: 71 cm Seat depth: 47 cm.