Theo Ruth for Artifort Congo Chair in Chartreuse

Theo Ruth / Artifort / Netherlands

Unique Tension set Construction.The Back and Seat are 2 separate Pieces that Fit together like 2 Pieces of a Puzzle. Newly Re-Upholstered in Chartreuse. * Theo Ruth was an interior and furniture designer whose most famous design was his 1952 Congo chair based on innovative tension construction. After joining Artifort in 1936 (then named Wagemans & Van Tuinen) as their primary furniture designer, he became integral to the development of Artifort’s design department, bringing in other designers such as Geoffrey Harcourt, Gerrit Rietveld, and Pierre Paulin.