Projects by the students of the
Bachelor Major in Art, Major in Design,
and the Master in Eco-Social Design

Zig Zag chair (1934) – Thomas Gerrit Rietvelt

Student
Lecturer/s
Course topic/s
Course/s

BA Practice Based Course

Year

2022

semester

Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and soon became a design icon, the Zig Zag chair represents one of the first examples of a cantilevered solid wood seat, formed by four floors in a rhythmic sequence that come together in an apparent instability of extreme refinement.

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