Rietveld believed a chair's first obligation was to the room, not the sitter — that furniture should function as an architectural object in space. The Press Room Chair holds that conviction without apology: seat and backrest lock into a geometric balance that echoes the Red and Blue Chair, his early manifesto for De Stijl, the Dutch movement built on orthogonal form and structural honesty. What surprises is the comfort. The swivel base — the only one in his entire body of work — is the single concession to ease.
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Press Room Chair: Black Oak
Press Room Chair
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld for Pastoe
Price
$4,780 – $6,060 based on final options selected
Size
- 30.7" h x 26.4" w x 30.7" d (78x67x78cm)
- Seat height: 16.5" (42cm)
Material
Oak or walnut, powder-coated
Details
- Fabric A: Popolare, Technicolour, Ria 2
- Fabric C: Canvas 2, Re-wool 2, Remix 3, Steelcut 3, Steelcut Quartet, Steelcut Trio 3, Tonica 2, Tonus 4
- Fabric D: Divina 3, Divina MD, Divina Melange 3, Fiord 2, Hallingdal 65, Keiga, Mosaic 2, Regos, Vanir
- Fabric E: Beck, Coda 2, Felix, Firma, Isa, Serpentine, Sisu, Vidar 4
- Leather B: Terra
- Leather C: Royal Nubuck