Richter, Now: Salone del Mobile 2026
In Milan, where design is often defined by what is new, we present something that has been waiting to happen. With Revisiting Richter, we bring into production 5 furniture collections by Vjenceslav Richter, works that until now existed only as fragments. Developed from archival material and refined through contemporary engineering, these pieces appear for the first time as fully resolved objects. The exhibition, designed by Numen/For Use, extends this thinking into space.
Five Richter Collections
We present five collections, VR51, VR52, VR53, VR58 and VR61, comprising twenty pieces across typologies, from various chair typologies to lounge seating and spatial hybrids. Developed through Richter+, the collaborative platform bringing together Numen/For Use, Neisako and Grupa with Prostoria’s in-house team, the collections translate archival designs into contemporary objects.
VR61 Lounge Chair and Pouf, design richter+, 2026; VR52 Easy Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1952; VR51 Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1951
VR61 Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1961; VR61 Easy Chair and Table, design richter+, 2026
They are not unified by style, but by a clear structural logic and precise geometry. Each begins from a different point, from preserved prototypes to photographs, sometimes with almost no physical trace, a diversity that remains visible in the pieces themselves.
Our role was not to redesign, but to resolve. We refined proportions, angles and structures to meet contemporary use while preserving their internal logic, resulting in a body of work that feels precise and unexpectedly current.
VR53 Easy Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter 1953; VR53 Easy Chair with Armrests, design richter+, 2026
Inside Richter’s World
The pavilion is conceived as an exhibition in itself, a spatial portrait of Vjenceslav Richter, bringing together his work as architect, artist and visionary within a single, continuous environment. Furniture and light are embedded within this system, creating an atmosphere where the work is revealed through movement and proximity as part of a larger spatial narrative.
VR58 Easy Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1958; VR58 Chair and Table, design richter+, 2026; VR51 Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1951
VR61 Lounge Chair and Pouf, design richter+, 2026; VR52 Easy Chair, design Vjenceslav Richter, 1952
Creative Team
Research & Interpretation: Maroje Mrduljaš / Graphic design: Studio Hamper / Typeface (Richter): Nikola Đurek / Communication & Content: Oda Communications / Exhibition design: Numen/ForUse / Art Direction (Photography): Neisako / Art direction of the interior images: Altherr Désile Park / Product Photography: Vanja Šolin / Editorial Photography: Grupa, Polymachine / Film: Vladislav Knežević, Maroje Mrduljaš / Archive Animation: Anton Radačić / Editing & Animation: Vinko Pelicarić / Music: Neven Dužanec / Website Development: Netgen / Archival Materials: Museum of Contemporary Art.
