Limited-Edition Rietveld

Cassina has released a limited-edition version of Gerrit T. Rietveld’s Beugel chair featuring a motif designed by Dutch illustrator Joost Swarte as a tribute to Rietveld’s carpentry know-how. Explains Swarte, “It was the love for connections and constructions that made Rietveld’s works so outstanding. I paid homage to this with a motif based on the Cartesian knot: a simple connection of three wooden sticks, elegant and ever-lasting.” Beugel was designed in 1927 and was one of the first chairs to have such a thin (18mm diameter) tubular metal frame. Thanks to Cassina’s Research and Development Centre, the Beugel chair now boasts an even slimmer 15mmdiameter metal tube and a more ergonomic form; the use of 3D technology in the production of the chair’s shell means that the seat/backrest comfortably follows the natural shape of the body. In Singapore, Cassina is available from Space Furniture.