Gelderland; whole generations have grown up with it. The brand represents an attractive portrayal of Dutch design history. It all started in 1935 with the production of strong seats made of cherry wood from the Betuw orchards. The fifties saw the characteristic swing to modern and functional Danish design. While the preference in the seventies was for ‘progressive’, angular cube forms, in the aesthetic eighties the lines became more elegant and the finishing more refined. Then after a brief flirt with more baroque styles in the nineties, under the influence of the metropolitan lounges and the interest in vintage design, the furniture in the last decade again became more austere and tight-lined.
But you cannot just sit on a brand. Ask people what they most appreciate about Gelderland and they answer seated comfort, finishing and durability. That is for good reason. To be able to live up to the promise of perfection, Gelderland deliberately opts for traditional manufacturing methods an