This industrially manufactured chair with a sheet metal structure and a fibre-glass seat reinforced with plastic is the result of a collaboration between Gerrit Rietveld and his son Wim. The Mondial was designed in 1958 for the world exhibition in Brussels. The Mondial’s distinguishing feature is the special K profile: the back, the seat, the legs and the optional armrests come together in a central tube, giving the chair its extraordinary simplicity. This primary red example is from the collection of Sem Aardewerk, who was interior designer and worked with Rietveld on the Dutch pavilion in 1958. The chair has recently been put into production again.
Specifications
| Title | Mondial |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Metal, glassfibre reinforced polyester (GRP) |
| Object type |
Chair
> Furniture
> Living
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 77 cm Width 49,5 cm Depth 56 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Wim Rietveld
Designer: Gerrit Rietveld Executor: Gispen's Fabriek voor Metaalbewerking N.V. |
| Accession number | V 2338 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Mondriaan Fund, 2004 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in 1957-1958 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Gispen Specials - De Klant is Koning (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
