Gastone Rinaldi set of two armchairs for Rima 1950s

Pair of vintage armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima Italy 1950s

Gastone Rinaldi was born in Padova (Italy) in 1920, and graduated with a degree in accounting from the Belzoni Institute. He initially worked for the Rima company on Via Guido Reni in Padua, founded by his father Mario Rinaldi in 1916.

In his work as a designer, he had the opportunity to come into contact with many of Italy’s leading designers, including Giò Ponti, Carlo Mollino, Alberto Rosselli, Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi, Michele De Lucchi, and Marco Zanuso. In 1954 he won the Compasso d’Oro Award with the DU30 Chair produced by Rima.

In 1974 he founded the firm Thema in Limena. In 1981 his Dafne chair produced in 1979 received a mention at the Compasso d’Oro, as did the Aurora in 1981. The Saturno sofa is part of the prestigious collection of the MoMA Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Gastone Rinaldi died in Padua in 2006.

Coppia sedute produzione Rima anni 50 designer Gastone Rinaldi
Gastone Rinaldi nacque a Padova nel 1920, e si diplomò in ragioneria all’istituto Belzoni. Inizialmente lavorò per l’azienda Rima in via Guido Reni a Padova, fondata da suo padre Mario Rinaldi nel 1916.

Nel suo lavoro di designer ebbe modo di entrare in contatto con molti tra i maggiori designer italiani, tra cui si cita Giò Ponti, Carlo Mollino, Alberto Rosselli, Franco Campo e Carlo Graffi, Michele De Lucchi e Marco Zanuso. Nel 1954 vinse il Premio Compasso d’Oro con la Sedia DU30 prodotta dalla Rima.

Gastone Rinaldi morì a Padova nel 2006.