Richard Hutten


Richard G. J. Hutten is a Dutch designer, working on diverse projects such as furniture, product, interior, and exhibition design.

Biography

Hutten graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991, and started his own design studio in Rotterdam after the same year.
Hutten has been involved with Droog Design since its inception in 1993, and has been a prominent exponent eversince.
Hutten is well known for what he refers to as 'No sign of design' furniture: functional furniture in a highly conceptual and humorous style. Hutten's 'Table upon table' concept is a clear example of this style.

Work

Exhibitions

The work of Hutten has also been exhibited in the Netherlands from Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch to Breda,
In Europe there have been presentati, such as in Ghent, Belgium, in Germany in Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Stuttgart and Weimar and further on in London, Paris, Milan, Verona, Copenhagen, and Helsinki.
Outside Europe his work is shown among other places in New York City, Montreal, Toronto, Tokyo, Osaka, and San Francisco.

Collections

Hutten's work is part of the permanent collections in the Netherlands in the Centraal Museum Utrecht, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Further on his work is present in the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Philippe Starck used some of Huttens designs for the interiors of the Delano Hotel Miami and the Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles.