Meet Richard Hutten, the creative behind some of our most popular products such as the Double O series, the opera tables, the butterfly family of products, the conect rugs and a lot more.
He has quite a story to tell, he was born creative, won his first drawing competition at age 5, and his first drawing was a bicycle showing his love for cycling.
He is moved by people, music and science, inspired by his parents, Einstein and Rietveld and women are his muses.
Richard believes in hard work, he's an eternal optimist & a playful problem solver. Hutten is a proud father to 3 sons and a fervent feminist.
Richard Hutten, Dutch, born in 1967, graduated from The Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991.
That same year he founded his design studio specialised in product and interior design.
He was one of the founding members of Droog Design, a Dutch collective who changed the field of design since it’s appearance in 1993. As today Hutten is one of the most influential Dutch designers. He is known for his conceptual yet playful designs, such as his famous Dombo mug that sold over one million pieces worldwide.Many of his clients are leaders in their field. To name a few: Moooi, Moroso, Offecct, Skultuna, Muji, Artifort, Gispen. His work can be found in over 40 museums in the world, including MoMA New York, Victoria & Albert Museum London, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Vitra Designmuseum, Weil am Rhein.
His latest creations for GHIDINI1961 are the Connect rugs.
Hand tufted and created with New Zealand wool and Tencel, the fleece is finished by hand to different thicknesses with the use of scissors. The fleece can be held as a “velvet” or a “loop” (small bouclè). At the end of the weaving process, natural latex is poured on the back of the carpet, which gives greater compactness to the structure of the carpet.
Finally, a cotton cloth is applied on the back as a finishing touch.
Those rugs, whether rectangular or round, are made of natural materials in different textures and will bring bring warmth to any room with their rich monochrome color palette in a variety of shades.
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