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Gispen Armchair No. 415 / 1401 - Wim Rietveld 'Haarlem
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Product description
In 1954 model 415/1401 was introduced and shown for the first time at the 10th Milan Triennial, where it was awarded a gold medal. It is a chair with an unprecedented sleek design for that time in which function largely determined the form.
Its beautiful frame made of iron and the armrests made of bakkelite are immediately eye-catching, the cushions filled with foam rubber are a novelty for that time.
For many years the model remained in production and popular with the public, anno 2024 the design still looks contemporary and modern, which rightfully earned the chair the title Design Icon.
This copy.
This copy comes from the first owners who brought the chair into their homes as early as the 1950s. It was used for many years until it needed a complete restoration in 2022.
The upholstery has been completely renewed with Richwool from Keymer in the color yellow.
About the designer.
Wim Rietveld (1924-1985), son of the famous architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld, received a technical education. He then went to work as a designer of large appliances. Among other things, he worked for Servo Balans, a company that manufactured large exclusive weighing devices for industry.
From 1950, Wim Rietveld trained as a designer at the Royal Academy in The Hague. The quality of his graduation work prompted manufacturer Willem Gispen to invite him for a position at the eponymous company Gispen. At that time, the Netherlands was in the process of reconstruction and materials were in short supply.
Wim Rietveld was employed by Gispen from 1953 to 1957. Rietveld was good at balancing functionality and aesthetics and devising simple production techniques. His motto was, "Good form, solid, practical and cheap.
For legs, he preferred not to use tube, but much thinner solid round steel. The advantage of this is that it attracts less attention visually and in addition it is easier and therefore cheaper to bend. He also introduced the technique of foam seat cushions and pressing plywood.
Rietveld was a designer who spoke the technical language and was by nature a constructor; constructor from within, the elements logically grouped and adapted to the possibilities of the machinery or to the raw material that could be purchased well and cheaply from the trade.
Rietveld worked on a multitude of other products in addition to "the furniture for the simple interior."
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
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsYellowMaterialTextileNumber of items1StyleModernBrandGispenFirst ownerYesHeight75 cmWidth66 cmDepth71 cmSeat height39 cm