RIETVELD BY THE PEOPLE

this hands-on workbook playfully explores the tension between originality, imitation and individual taste by delving into Gerrit Rie tveld's design legacy through a selection of five do-it-yourself-copies of his iconic chair designs. Who are the people behind these chairs? What motivated them to 'improve' the original design by Rietveld? Gerrit Rietveld was a Dutch architect and designer who pr oduced a wide range of iconic chairs throughout his lifetime, including the Zig-Zag chair, the Red and Blue chair and the Steltman c hair. He...[Read more]