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This is a well-known chair. Never heard it described this way. Perhaps the art vs. design divide begins here.
"This totally sensational, revolutionary chair. Its the deconstruction of an armchair.. this marks the end of comfort" - Rolf Fehlbaum
#chairtimes #desigmtw
"This totally sensational, revolutionary chair. Its the deconstruction of an armchair.. this marks the end of comfort" - Rolf Fehlbaum
#chairtimes #desigmtw
During the '30s depression Rietveld made "crate furniture" reusing slats from crates, selling them as DIY kits.
Was this the 1st packaged DIY furniture? (hi @IKEA).
Ironically you can buy them now for $1000.
rietveldoriginals.com/en/portfolio/c… #designmtw #chairtimes #designtwitter
Was this the 1st packaged DIY furniture? (hi @IKEA).
Ironically you can buy them now for $1000.
rietveldoriginals.com/en/portfolio/c… #designmtw #chairtimes #designtwitter
In true DIY fashion, plans for making these crate chairs are online.
instructables.com/id/Gerrit-Riet… #chairtimes
instructables.com/id/Gerrit-Riet… #chairtimes
1. Ok. So I'm watching the "chair design" documentary (Chair Times). These are beautiful chairs! But one early chair explains the whole problem in a nutshell.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Chair for Johnson Wax, 1936.
Looks innocent enough. But hold on to your butts.. this gets wild.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Chair for Johnson Wax, 1936.
Looks innocent enough. But hold on to your butts.. this gets wild.
2. The original design (shown) only had 3 legs. Why? Wright "believed: it would encourage better posture."
Why? Because you'd have to keep your feet on the ground to sit in it. Sound like a bad idea? It WAS.
Why? Because you'd have to keep your feet on the ground to sit in it. Sound like a bad idea? It WAS.
3. Henry Dreyfuss or Ray/Charles Eames would never build a chair based on "a belief." They'd make prototypes and try them with real people. But not Wright.
He insisted on these chairs until... a fateful day.
He insisted on these chairs until... a fateful day.
