637 Utrecht XL - Armchair

637 Utrecht XL is an armchair by Gerrit T. Rietveld for Cassina. Straight two or three seater sofas with steel supporting frame. Polyurethane foam and polyester padding. Fabric upholstery with a blanket or zig-zag stitching. Leather upholstery is available for the armchair and the straight sofas. Feet in black plastic material. Contrasting stitching, emphasizes the geometry of the armrest. Utrecht XL is a new reinterpretation of the iconic model dated 1935: an anthropometric response to the increasing sizes of modern generations. The armchair Utrecht stands out for its design constructivist: volumes that incorporate forming a seat original and futuristic. An architecture soft and airy, with comfortable seating and soft and always supported. The sign that characterizes this armchair is the armrests, which by their geometrical line, they are in contrast with the soft lines of the seat. Gerrit Rietveld came up with the design for the Utrecht armchair in 1935 while working for the Metz & Co. department store in Amsterdam, where his brief was to make a chair for serial production.