T904

Gastone Rinaldi

1956

The furniture catalogue that Gastone Rinaldi put together for RIMA in the mid-50s was largely dedicated to seats: armchairs, chairs and sofas. However, there were also a number of extremely finely-measured incursions into the world of accessories, including small serving tables, magazine holders and the T 904 bench.

This product type was quite rare in Italy at the time and Rinaldi probably took his inspiration from Nordic culture. Originally, the T 904 was a side table (as suggested by the code) which can, however, be moved around using the handles. With cushions, it becomes a seat. In vintage photos, Rinaldi places two of the three cushions on top of each other to create a kind of armrest for those who wish to sit and always leaves part of the surface free for a glass or a magazine.

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Gastone Rinaldi

Gastone Rinaldi was born in Padua on 16 November 1920. In 1916 his father Mario had established RIMA, a company for the production of metal furniture. Gastone enrolled in the Faculty of Economics, but he was passionate about design and sport (as a footballer, he went as far as playing with Cremona, at the time very strong, and as a racing car driver, he took part in the legendary Thousan...

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