Wim Rietveld
Wim Rietveld , ( 1924 - 1985 ) was a Dutch designer . His father was the architect and designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld .
In the drawing office of a factory for industrial scales, he initially worked as a drawing apprentice and later as head of the drawing office.
In 1950 he began training as a designer at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague . Due to his good thesis, Willem H. Gispen recruited him to work in his company Gispen . Rietveld worked for Gispen and the successful Gispen collection "Furniture for simple interiors" was created.
From 1960 he lectured at The Hague Academy and the former Technical University in Delft , where he was appointed associate professor in the field of industrial design in 1973.
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| SURNAME | Rietveld, Wim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1985 |