Key facts

Product:
'Zwaan' easy chair
Manufacturer:
Sotheby´s
Architonic ID:
4103189
Launched:
1958
Country:
United Kingdom
Category:
Furnishings

Product description

Wooden structure with spring filled seat and backrest, applied with two rectangular armrests, upholstered in mottled grey De Ploeg fabric
height 73cm

Literature: Cf. M. Küper & I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, p. 298, no. 559: this model, designed by Rietveld for the Brussels 1958 World Fair, failed to appeal to a large public and was taken out of production by Artifort short thereafter