This how-to kit contains the complete directions for building the best known furniture designs by Gerrit Reitveld documented with working drawings, measurements, details, material lists, and assembly directions along with a separate workbook.

In 1917, Gerrit Rietveld designed the Red Blue Chair and paved the way for a radical change in architectural theory. His furniture designs utilised free and variable use of space and showed a profound understanding of dynamic spatial ideas. Now, for the first time, you can recreate his spectacular furniture with the help of this practical guide. Filled with clear illustrations and working drawings, aficionados of style will be able to construct their very own Rietveld furniture without breaking the bank.

Seventy-three projects using plywood and similar materials to create tables, boxes, shelves, and other functional objects.

Investigates how women patrons of architecture were essential catalysts for innovation in domestic architectural design. This book explores the challenges that unconventional attitudes and ways of life presented to architectural thinking, and to the architects themselves.

Inspired by radical Italian designer Enzo Mari, this practical book with step-by-step DIY projects for hand built, beautiful furniture is a tribute to his simple ideas that challenged the consumerism of the furniture industry.

Build stylish and functional furniture from salvaged materials. This innovative guide presents dozens of strategies for upcycling scrap cardboard, metal, plastic, or wood into dependable shelving units, sturdy tables, and fun lamps. With directions for 35 easy and inexpensive projects that include a Cardboard Cantilever Chair, a License Plate Bowl, a Conduit Coatrack, and much more, you’ll be inspired to start filling your home with unique high-style furniture that makes sense for both your wallet and the environment.

Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) was one of the most famous architects and designers of the twentieth century. Nearly everyone knows his red-blue chair and the Rietveld Schröder House, but not many people are aware of the full extent of his work. Renowned authors from the Netherlands and abroad describe Rietveld's world, the technology of his time and the interaction between his work and that of contemporaries such as Piet Mondriaan, Theo Van Doesburg, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. Due attention is also paid to the relevance of Rietveld's work today. The sum total is a new picture of Rietveld's unique contribution to 20th-century architecture and design.

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