A vintage 1980s Cassina ''Zig Zag'' Chair, marked underneath and numbered (4175). A design icon, very sought after by interior designers and ''De Stijl'' collectors. It's also nice to know that this chair will only increase in value with years to come. In 60 years time this will be an antique licenced Rietveld Cassina chair. Cassina obtained the rights to manufacture the Zig Zag since 1973.
The iconic Zig Zag was designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1932. He managed to design a perfectly stable chair which at the time (1930s) must have looked dangerously fragile - a cantilevered seat without any stretchers to support the frame. It had never been done before. Rietveld himself called it ''the little zigzag'' and often referred to it as being an architectural joke. He also called it a ''shot into space'', which may refer to the zigzag shape ending in the line of the backrest straight up into the skies. Or that it is in the shape of a bolt of lightning. Both apply!
It's a very elegant and modest piece, quite small but just big enough and it has such a presence and aesthetic quality looked at from any angle.
The chair is in near perfect condition (see ''Detailed condition'' below), the cherry wood has a lovely finish and woodgrain.
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Designer
Gerrit Rietveld
Manufacturer
Cassina Italy
Design Period
1930s
Production Period
1973 - present time
Country of Manufacture
Italy
Identifying Marks
This piece has an attribution mark
Style
De Stijl, Modernist, Minimalist, Rationalist
Detailed Condition
Near perfect condition / light wear
Restoration and Damage Details
There is only one superficial scratch below the seat (so invisible to the eye as long as not turned upside down). See in the last few pictures
