- Product:
- Left-handed "Steltman" Chair
- Manufacturer:
- Phillips
- Architonic ID:
- 4104197
- Country:
- United States
- Category:
- Furnishings
- Address
- Telephone
- Website
Key facts
Product description
This design was originally created in left- and right-handed versions for the Steltman jewelry shop in the Hague. The original designs were upholstered in white leather. However, after Rietveld's death, examples were produced in pine and oak.
The Steltman chair is a remarkable design. Each view is asymmetrical, yet the design itself is well-balanced. Material and space freely intermingle.In designing this chair, Rietveld reaffirmed his reputation as a totally free spirit: a man able at the age of 75, to create a chair from wood and leather that incorporated the same revolutionary qualities as designs he made as a member of the De Stijl at the age of 30 (Peter Voge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, p. 166).
Pine
Braised marks to the underside
29 1/4 in. (74.5 cm) high
Literature:
Peter Voge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 167
The Steltman chair is a remarkable design. Each view is asymmetrical, yet the design itself is well-balanced. Material and space freely intermingle.In designing this chair, Rietveld reaffirmed his reputation as a totally free spirit: a man able at the age of 75, to create a chair from wood and leather that incorporated the same revolutionary qualities as designs he made as a member of the De Stijl at the age of 30 (Peter Voge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, p. 166).
Pine
Braised marks to the underside
29 1/4 in. (74.5 cm) high
Literature:
Peter Voge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 167