Cassina Chair Beugel Chair
Cassina Chair Beugel Chair
Cassina Chair Beugel Chair
Cassina Chair Beugel Chair

Beugel Chair

$1,462

Made by Cassina

Designed by Gerrit Rietveld

Designed in 1927 and reissued as part of Cassina's I Maestri collection, the Beugel Chair is one of the most quietly radical objects of the early modernist era. Its name, Dutch for "bracket" or "hanger," is not incidental. It describes a structural logic made visible: a continuous bent steel tube frame in which support becomes the composition.

Gerrit Rietveld, a central figure of De Stijl, approached furniture as a spatial problem. Planes and lines in deliberate relation. The Beugel's wooden seat and backrest float within the steel frame, each element legible on its own terms, none concealing its role. The result is a chair that reads almost as a diagram of sitting, yet carries an ease that purely theoretical objects rarely achieve.

  • Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, 1927
  • Reissued by Cassina as part of the I Maestri collection
  • Continuous bent steel tube frame
  • Wooden seat and backrest in deliberate contrast to the metal structure

The I Maestri collection preserves the work of twentieth-century masters whose objects fundamentally altered how furniture is conceived. Rietveld's Beugel belongs in that lineage without qualification.

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Product Details

Details
  • Originally designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1927
  • Reissued by Cassina as part of the Cassina iMaestri collection
  • Frame made from bent tubular steel in a polished finish
  • Seat and backrest crafted from shaped plywood in natural or stained options
  • Iconic example of early 20th-century Dutch modernism
  • Combines industrial materials with a sculptural, minimalist form
  • Suitable for residential or contract use
  • Certified re-edition based on original design drawings and archival research
Measurements

H x W x D x SH
30.75 x 17.25 x 22.75 x 18 inches
78.11 x 43.82 x 57.79 x 45.72 cm

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Warranty

Luminaire is an authorized retailer of Cassina. The product comes with a full manufacturer warranty.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Cassina I Maestri collection?

The I Maestri collection is Cassina's program of faithful reissues of furniture designed by pivotal twentieth-century architects and designers, including Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Gerrit Rietveld. Each piece is produced under license and adheres to the original design specifications, preserving both the proportions and the material intent of the source work.

What design movement does the Beugel Chair belong to?

The Beugel Chair is a product of De Stijl, the Dutch avant-garde movement founded in 1917 that sought to reduce form to its essential elements: line, plane, and primary color. Rietveld was one of its key figures, and his furniture consistently translated those principles into three-dimensional objects.

Is the Beugel Chair suitable for everyday use or primarily a collector's piece?

The Beugel Chair functions as both. Cassina's reissue is constructed to contemporary production standards, making it a durable and usable side or accent chair. Its historical significance and formal economy also make it a compelling presence in a collection context, particularly alongside other works from the modernist canon.

What materials are used in the Beugel Chair?

The frame is formed from bent steel tube, a material choice that was progressive in 1927 and central to Rietveld's structural idea. The seat and backrest are wood, held within the steel frame in a relationship that makes both materials distinct and readable rather than unified into a single mass.

How does the Beugel Chair differ from Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair?

Where the Red and Blue Chair uses painted wood and bold color to express De Stijl's compositional principles, the Beugel Chair pursues a more restrained, almost austere approach. Steel replaces wood as the primary structural element, and color is suppressed in favor of material contrast. The result is a later, more industrially inflected statement from the same design sensibility.

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