This is the Saint Louis Art Museum! This piece was in a room with other Mondrian type art. What flair would you have picked for this here red blue chair?
It’s with the Mondrian art because it’s part of the De Stijl movement. They used primary colors, and emphasized on the X, Y, & Z axis in design. Some sellers lump it in with Bauhaus but it is really pre-Bauhaus and not related. It just looks very modern for the time.
Edit to add: it really actually blows my mind the De Stijl movement happened at the same time as Art Nouveau. They feel like totally different era’s and I think that also is what confuses people into thinking it’s Mid-century modern.
Apart from the dowelled joinery, anybody know a resource with info on the construction? The seat is secured by screws on this one but there's an unpainted version at the V&A and I stared at it from every angle and couldn’t figure out how the seat was attached.
I must look a bit dumb not to have just googled it but I never expected that anyone would put out 100% authentic plans. If “HOW TO CONSTRUCT RIETVELD FURNITURE - WITH WORKING DRAWINGS” is the one you're talking about, I'll order it. Thanks.
Yes. I have that book and used it to make a replica of the chair. It’s relatively simple joinery, but I had to adjust some of the widths because they were a lot smaller back then!
I think it could be, yes. Relaxed geometry but very low to the ground. My next version will lift it about four inches and widen it by 3-4 inches. The armrests are a bit high as well, but I am 6’5” with a very long back.
Also (sorry for two posts) all of the measurements in the book are in centimeters which I found initially challenging, but really prefer now for my amateur woodworking efforts. I think this chair is a great starting point as all of the pieces are 1 or 1.5 inch square rectangular pieces. I built mine out of SYP and it is sturdy
Thanks! I've been building copies of museum pieces over the last few years and with all the measurements given in cm, have made the switch as well. Also, I work from scans in Blender, which is set up better for metric.
More like red red chair
I love how wherever this is, they chose to show the all red version just to tilt folks.
But to be proper:
Red Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld (Utrecht, Netherlands, 1918-1923)
This is the Saint Louis Art Museum! This piece was in a room with other Mondrian type art. What flair would you have picked for this here red blue chair?
Basement of SLAM is my happy place.
It’s with the Mondrian art because it’s part of the De Stijl movement. They used primary colors, and emphasized on the X, Y, & Z axis in design. Some sellers lump it in with Bauhaus but it is really pre-Bauhaus and not related. It just looks very modern for the time.
Edit to add: it really actually blows my mind the De Stijl movement happened at the same time as Art Nouveau. They feel like totally different era’s and I think that also is what confuses people into thinking it’s Mid-century modern.
Um sir, that's the "red blue with black structure and yellow accents chair"
I see a blue chair and I want to red blue chair
and I want to paint it black
Boy, I Really Hope Somebody Got Fired For That Blunder
Apart from the dowelled joinery, anybody know a resource with info on the construction? The seat is secured by screws on this one but there's an unpainted version at the V&A and I stared at it from every angle and couldn’t figure out how the seat was attached.
Sorry I’m in bed and don’t have the book on hand but there’s a book of plans for a lot reitveld furniture that’s great. Easy find online.
I built this chair. The seat and backrest are screwed on and the screws are hidden
I must look a bit dumb not to have just googled it but I never expected that anyone would put out 100% authentic plans. If “HOW TO CONSTRUCT RIETVELD FURNITURE - WITH WORKING DRAWINGS” is the one you're talking about, I'll order it. Thanks.
Yes. I have that book and used it to make a replica of the chair. It’s relatively simple joinery, but I had to adjust some of the widths because they were a lot smaller back then!
Is it comfy enough to use as a reading chair?
I think it could be, yes. Relaxed geometry but very low to the ground. My next version will lift it about four inches and widen it by 3-4 inches. The armrests are a bit high as well, but I am 6’5” with a very long back.
Also (sorry for two posts) all of the measurements in the book are in centimeters which I found initially challenging, but really prefer now for my amateur woodworking efforts. I think this chair is a great starting point as all of the pieces are 1 or 1.5 inch square rectangular pieces. I built mine out of SYP and it is sturdy
Thanks! I've been building copies of museum pieces over the last few years and with all the measurements given in cm, have made the switch as well. Also, I work from scans in Blender, which is set up better for metric.
Where's the fucking blue, GERRIT ??
I-don't-read-artwork-captions dude