Richard Hutten


Rotterdam-based designer Richard Hutten is one of the most influential and successful Dutch designers. He is known for his conceptual and playful designs. Born in the Netherlands in 1967, he graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven in 1991 and founded his own design studio in the same year with a team of professionals working across furniture and interior design. He is the main representative of "Droog Design", which he has been involved in since its inception in 1993, making him one of the main founders of the famous Dutch design movement.

His impressive list of clients includes leaders in their field such as Moooi, Muij, Offecct, Christofle, Artifort, Kvadrat, Moroso, Rabobank, Lloyd hotel, I+I Milano, DSM, Skultuna, Gemeentemuseum and others. His works are part of the permanent collections in more than 40 museums worldwide, making him one of the most collected living designers. The list includes MoMA New York, Victoria & Albert Museum London, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Vitra Museum Weil am Rhein, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Design Museum London, among others. He is the recipient of numerous international awards such as the Red Dot Award, LAI interior award, Frame magazine / The great Indoors award and the German Design Award, and his work has been exhibited extensively in international exhibitions and published worldwide including in leading international magazines.

Richard Hutten

Richard Hutten