Rival
Category
Seats
Brands
Designers
Dimensions
L 59 cm - P 52 cm - H 46/78 cm
Finiture
Birch, Coating on request
Year
2014
The Rival chair, designed by Konstantin Grcic for Artek in 2014, represents an innovative approach to the wooden chair. The legs, carved from a single piece of solid birch, lend a fluidity similar to that of molded plastic. The swivel seat, a first of its kind for Artek, features a hidden aluminum mechanism that allows for 360-degree rotation. The upholstered seat is available in a variety of fabrics and colors, offering comfort and customization.
Artek
Founded in Helsinki in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl, Artek was born with the aim of selling furniture and promoting a modern culture of living through exhibitions and other educational means. The company's name is a combination of the words "art" and "technology", fundamental concepts for the modernist movement of the 1920s that saw the connection between these two spheres as the innovation of modern design. Artek's collection consists of furniture, lighting and accessories designed by Finnish and international masters.
Konstantin Grcic
Konstantin Grcic is a German industrial designer. Born in 1965, he trained as a cabinetmaker at the John Makepeace School in England, before continuing his studies in Design at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1991 he founded his own studio, Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in Munich, where he developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading companies in the design field. Many of his works are part of the permanent collections of the most important design museums in the world and have received international design awards.
