Gerrit Rietveld Unesco chair for Artifort

Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas
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Artifort
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Lounge Chairs
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Netherlands
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1950s

A model 'Unesco' chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1957 for Artifort, the Netherlands. It was designed for the Dutch pavilion at the 1958 World Expo in Brussels. Later it was also used at the Unesco press room in Paris, giving the chair its name.

The chair has been reupholstered with a deep green suwide.

  • 6242
  • Price on request
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