Supreme x Cassina Red Blue Chair
The original behind the Supreme x Cassina Red Blue Chair is the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld) — $3500 retail vs Supreme's $4500.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Cassina Red Blue Chair was designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918 in Utrecht as an exercise in De Stijl geometry, built from thirteen beech planks held together by dowels with a birch plywood seat and backrest painted in primary red, blue, and yellow against a black frame. Rietveld did not paint the chair until 1923, after meeting Piet Mondrian. Cassina, the Italian furniture manufacturer founded in Meda in 1927, has held the exclusive production license under its Maestri collection (cataloged as model 635) since 1973. The FW2022 collab edition features custom red lacquer finishing with a Supreme logo printed on the seat, and retailed for $1,000 more than the standard Cassina version.
About Cassina
Cassina is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in 1927 in Meda, Lombardy by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina. The company shifted from artisanal production to industrial manufacturing in the postwar period and began producing designs by Gio Ponti, including the 1957 Superleggera chair. In 1965 Cassina launched the I Maestri collection, holding exclusive worldwide rights to produce furniture by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and Gerrit Rietveld under license from the designers' estates. The archive includes Rietveld's Red and Blue Chair and the LC series lounges. Supreme has collaborated with Cassina on limited editions of licensed designer pieces.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $4500 |
|---|---|
| Cassina retail | $3500 |
| Hype tax | +29% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Cassina Red Blue Chair just the regular Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld)?
The Supreme x Cassina Red Blue Chair, released in Fall/Winter 2022, is based on the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld). Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld) is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld) than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $4500 for the Supreme x Cassina Red Blue Chair; the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld) retails for $3500. That's a 29% markup — buying the original saves you $1000, or 22% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld)?
You can buy the Cassina Red Blue Chair (Gerrit Rietveld) direct from Cassina. Retail price is $3500. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
