Drafting table Ahrend De Cirkel TH Eindhoven

Drafting table / Desk by Ahrend De Cirkel for TH Eindhoven.

name: Drafting table / desk,
designer: Gerrit and son Wim Rietveld,
manufacturer: Ahrend De Cirkel, the Netherlands,
design year: 1950-60,

The TH (Engineering College) Eindhoven was furnished by Ahrend, where Wim Rietveld was their main designer. This wooden architects table is seems based / inspired by the Military Table by father Gerrit Rietveld, so we have here a possible collaboration between father Gerrit and son Wim Rietveld. The drawer unit comes from the Facet office system of Ahrend (by Friso Kramer), and was probably added in the 1960s.

dimensions table (without drafting board)): 152 W x 76 D x 76 H cm,
dimensions drafting board: 150 W x 100 D x 93 to 103 H cm,

code chiselled in one leg: B0209 or B0072;

vintage, retro, mid-century modern styling;

We had 10 of these and initially sold them for €995,- The best ones have sold and we are left with the 2 with the most wear and patina hence the price reduction. We feel these have the most character and vintage feel, making them all the more attractive.