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What inspired the Red Blue Chair?

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What inspired the Red Blue Chair?
The Red Blue chair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld, was partially inspired by the chair designs of architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright. It was also created in the hopes of designing a piece that would be simple to mass produce. Find a collection of Red Blue Chairs on 1stDibs.
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Red and Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed in 1918 by Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld, the "Red and Blue Chair" is part of the Dutch
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Vintage 1970s Italian De Stijl Chairs

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Vintage Reproduction of Gerrit Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair. Circa 1960s
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Handcrafted Reproduction of Gerrit Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair. Circa 1960s Designed in
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Vintage 1960s Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

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Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color. Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs

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Wood

Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair / Authentic Chair
By Gerrit Rietveld Jr.
Located in Zürich, CH
designs. The frame is an abstract, grid-like spatial structure built of black wood beams. Red and blue
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Early 20th Century Dutch De Stijl Armchairs

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Aluminum

Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
the seats coloured. As a consequence, the name of the piece changed, from Slat Chair to Red and Blue
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Wood

Gerrit Rietveld Zeilmaker Version of Black Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
movement. Initially dubbed slat chair, Rietveld only gave it the name red and blue in the 1950s following
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Wood

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