Rietveld's Chair investigates the genesis and reception of this modern classic. Art historian Marijke Kuper presents new facts and visual materials plus an overview of all known prewar examples of the chair. In the accompanying DVD documentary by Lex Reitsma, the furniture restorer Jurjen Creman reconstructs the prototype version, and Erik A. de Jong explains how his grandparents, Piet Elling and Diek Elling-Nijland, used their Rietveld furniture.
FORMAT: Pbk, 6 x 7.5 in. / 160 pgs / 50 color / DVD (PAL only). LIST PRICE: U.S. $25.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $30 ISBN: 9789056627782 PUBLISHER: nai010 publishers AVAILABLE: 5/31/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Published by nai010 publishers. Text by Marijke Kuper. Film by Lex Reitsma.
Rietveld's Chair investigates the genesis and reception of this modern classic. Art historian Marijke Kuper presents new facts and visual materials plus an overview of all known prewar examples of the chair. In the accompanying DVD documentary by Lex Reitsma, the furniture restorer Jurjen Creman reconstructs the prototype version, and Erik A. de Jong explains how his grandparents, Piet Elling and Diek Elling-Nijland, used their Rietveld furniture.
