Gerrit Thomas Rietveld “Utrecht” Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Dronten, NL
A true icon of modernist design, the Utrecht Sofa by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld—faithfully produced by Cassina—embodies the radical spirit of early 20th-century Dutch design.
Fabric, Wood
'Utrecht' Sofa by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina, 1988
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld designed this Utrecht sofa in 1935, featuring a wonderful curved Silhouette.
Metal
Rare Early All Original 1950s Gerrit Rietveld for Metz & Co 'Utrecht' Sofa
By Gerrit Rietveld, Gerard van de Groenekan, Metz & Co.
Located in Dronten, NL
An exceptional and highly authentic example of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld’s iconic Utrecht sofa, produced by Metz & Co. in the early 1950s.
Fabric, Beech
$15,620Sale Price / item|20% Off
Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht Sofa by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sofa designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935.
Fabric
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Sofa for Cassina in red, green or blue
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Sofa designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935. Relaunched in 1988. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color.
Fabric
Italian modern Velvet sofa Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina , 1990s
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Velvet sofa mod. Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina , 1990s fantastic three-seater sofa mod.
Velvet
$7,848Sale Price / item|20% Off
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht XL Outdoor Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Xl Outdoor Sofa For Cassina A furniture icon, designed by a 20th century master.
Fabric
Unavailable
H 30 in W 71 in D 34 in
Utrecht 3-Seater Sofa with Curved Back, by Gerrit Rietveld, Remodeled by Svan
By Gerrit Rietveld Jr.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The architect T G Rietveld designed the Utrecht sofa while working for the Metz & Co. department store in Amsterdam, where his design brief was to make a sofa for serial production.
Wool, Foam, Wood
Gerrit Rietveld 637 Curved Utrecht Sofa for Cassina, 1990s
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Original 637 curved ‘Utrecht’ sofa designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, the Netherlands, designed 1935.
Bouclé
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Dronten, NL
Utrecht Sofa, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1935.
Fabric, Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht sofa Metz and Co Netherlands 1960
By Metz & Co., Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
So called 'Utrecht' sofa designed by Gerrit Rietveld and manufactured by Metz and Co in The Netherlands in 1960.
Fabric
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Sofa Metz & Co, 1960
By Metz & Co., Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
One of the few actual comfortable seats designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Metz en Co, 1935. This chair is special because it's the first upholstered chair designed by Rietveld. ...
Fabric, Wood
Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht Chair by Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Quite handsome and comfortable. Matching Utrecht Sofa also available. For trade pricing, please contact dealer.
Sold
H 27.56 in W 76.78 in D 28.75 in
"637 Utrecht" Curved Sofa by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina, Designed in 1935
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Model "637 Utrecht" ; curved sofa designed by Gerrit Rietveldt in 1935, manufactured by Cassina in 1988.
Steel
Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Miami, FL
Noted Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld designed this Utrecht sofa in 1935, featuring a wonderful curved Silhouette.
Gerrit Rietveld Curved Utrecht Sofa by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Dronten, NL
Utrecht sofa, in fabric and wood by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld.
Fabric, Wood
Utrecht Sofa by Gerrit Rietveld for Metz & Co, 1949
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Dronten, NL
Very rare all original Utrecht sofa by Metz & Co, Amsterdam. Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1932, this example made circa 1949.
Fabric, Beech
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H 27.56 in W 79.93 in D 39.18 in
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Curved 'Utrecht' Sofa in Blue Fabric Upholstery
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Waalwijk, NL
'Utrecht' sofa, in fabric and wood, by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, the Netherlands 1935.
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 27.56 in W 80.71 in D 40.16 in
Stunning De Stijl Gerrit Rietveld "Utrecht' Sofa Cassina, circa 1988
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
The production of the Utrecht model, armchair and sofa designed in 1935, has been started in 1988, to celebrate the centenary of Rietveld’s birth.
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 27.56 in W 80.32 in D 33.47 in
Impressive Curved 637 Utrecht 3-Seater Sofa by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina 1990s
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
The Utrecht sofa was designed originally in the 1930s by Rietveld for the infamous Dutch warehouse Metz & Co.
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
Sold
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 33.86 in
Original Utrecht Sofa Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1940, Netherlands
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Utrecht sofa designed by Gerrit Rietveld. Made of wooden frame construction with metal springs inside.
Metal
Sold
H 27.56 in W 80.32 in D 40.16 in
Festinated 'Utrecht' Sofa by Dutch Architect Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Original festinated 'Utrecht' sofa, in soft black fabric and wood, by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, the Netherlands, designed 1935.
Fabric
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$4,639 / item
H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 29 in
Clara Porset's Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...
Hide, Maple
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
$9,500 / set
H 35 in W 20 in D 20.5 in
Postmodern Sculptural Steel Brown Leather French Pair of Chairs, 1980s, France
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...
Steel
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$1,736 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$7,850
H 26.78 in W 83.47 in D 31.11 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” Sofa for Gavina, Brown Leather, 1962
By Gavina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Bastiano” sofa for Gavina, brown leather, Italy, 1962 The "Bastiano" sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, designed for Knoll in 1962, epitomizes architectural d...
Leather, Wood
A vintage biomorphic sofa in shearling, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage biomorphic curvy sofa, late 20th century. Upholstered in an off-white shearling bouclé, this piece represents the avant-garde of the postmodern design era, of which Russian...
Fabric, Wood
$1,250
H 8.47 in W 22.64 in D 22.64 in
Piero De Martini for Cassina 'Naviglio' Coffee Table in Walnut and Slate
By Piero De Martini, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Piero De Martini for Cassina, 'Naviglio' coffee table, walnut, slate, metal, Italy, 1980s This low table features are modernly structured, featuring a clear square table top execute...
Slate, Metal
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, beige canvas webbing and brown velvet sofa designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s. 16” seat hei...
Canvas, Velvet, Walnut
$21,192
H 31.5 in W 157.49 in D 59.06 in
Verner Panton Cloverleaf Sofa 3 Parts in 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton cloverleaf sectional sofa. Current production. This listing shows a 3-piece Cloverleaf Sofa in dark green 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat. Seats 5 people in a very interesti...
Fabric, Wood
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$3,959 / item
H 29.92 in W 30.7 in D 30.7 in
Customizable Tacchini Lina Armchair by Gianfranco Frattini
By Tacchini, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in New York, NY
Lina is a re-edition of one of the earliest projects designed by Gianfranco Frattini, one of the great masters of Italian design. Nominated in 1955 for the Compasso d’oro, the armcha...
Leather, Fabric
$8,638 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
Best known for his Red and Blue chair, a modernist icon created using only two plywood plates and 15 connecting bars, Dutch designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld trained as a cabinetmaker, and his bold vision for furniture was supported by his expertise in construction and craftsmanship.
Born in Utrecht, Rietveld learned goldsmithing in addition to the cabinetry apprenticeship he had in his carpenter father’s workshop. He studied draftsmanship with architect Piet Klaarhamer at the Utrecht Museum of Applied Arts and opened his own furniture workshop in 1917. In the 1930s, Rietveld began to experiment with then-unusual materials like plywood and aluminum, and he pursued intellectual concepts through his design, even considering a seat as a resting place for the body and the soul.
Designed in 1918, the minimalist Red and Blue chair is widely coveted by collectors and gained admirers in the likes of legendary American sculptor and designer Donald Judd over the years. (Examples of Rietveld’s designs can be found in Judd’s restored home-museum in New York City.) The Red and Blue chair is so stunning in its geometric simplicity that it is one of the most important symbols of the Dutch art and design movement of the early 20th century called De Stijl, of which Rietveld was an important part. De Stijl means “the Style” and was an effort to express utopian values through pure abstraction in design and the use of primary colors.
Another example of Rietveld’s celebrated seating furniture is the Zig-Zag chair, which was commissioned by the Dutch department store Metz & Co. and intended to be mass-produced. The resulting design — to which the rights to manufacture were bought by Cassina in 1971 — is the essence of the De Stijl movement and an example of Rietveld’s experiments with jointless chairs made from a single material, wood. The Zig-Zag chair’s armless, legless, elegant form is pure abstraction, yet it is also sturdy and comfortable.
Later in his career, Rietveld worked more often as an architect, designing buildings in prestigious settings like the Venice Biennale. He was a pioneer in more ways than one: The first building he designed, Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht in 1924, is a radically modern space and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
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Styles to Know
Rolled arms and tufted backs point to Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency pieces, while tight backs and turned legs skew more traditional. Velvet is enjoying a renewed moment across most of these silhouettes; see our velvet chesterfield sofa trend report for examples. A mid-century modern coffee table within reach and a vintage mirror nearby round out the seating area.
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