tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4910250497897948873..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Arts and Crafts and De Stijl - chair designHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26430413810486592832015-01-28T10:29:40.828+11:002015-01-28T10:29:40.828+11:00karl
very useful article, many thanks.
Now I nee...karl<br /><br />very useful article, many thanks.<br /><br />Now I need to ask another a question. Was the name "Morris Chair" ever patented by Morris & Company? If not, then Stickley, Sears Roebuck and others could certainly copy, modify and manufacture a new type of Morris Chair in the USA. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57887972367799601602015-01-28T03:29:39.524+11:002015-01-28T03:29:39.524+11:00Hi,
This is a few days after the fact, but the d...Hi, <br /><br />This is a few days after the fact, but the discrepancy between the Morris chair's expense and popularity might be that the term "Morris chair" became generic. Here's an article about the Stickley version of the classic Morris:<br />http://www.finewoodworking.com/projectplans/011101038.pdf<br /><br />Great posts, thanks and keep up the good work.karlGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890070076159645529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44412486351947072152015-01-22T00:54:36.645+11:002015-01-22T00:54:36.645+11:00Angela
good point! But I don't think anyone i...Angela<br /><br />good point! But I don't think anyone is going to scrap a De Stijl chair, especially by Rietveld. Christie's had two auctions we need to note: <br />one zigzag chair in 2013 for 43,000 euros (USA $50,000). <br />And a Blue and Red chair in Amsterdam for 264,000 euros (USA $307,000)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48445000769827646002015-01-21T19:40:11.798+11:002015-01-21T19:40:11.798+11:00Nice Info! There are many people who wish to get t...Nice Info! There are many people who wish to get the scrap metal services just to earn some money on it by selling it at the junk shop.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://cccscrap.com" title=" Scrap Metal Buyers in NY " rel="nofollow"> Scrap Metal Buyers in NY </a></b> | <b><a href="http://cccscrap.com" title=" Scrap Catalytic Converter" rel="nofollow"> Scrap Catalytic Converter</a></b>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783889858211935469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-21860613746996858352015-01-21T13:42:08.700+11:002015-01-21T13:42:08.700+11:00Joe
undoubtedly Morris sought to re-dress class i...Joe<br /><br />undoubtedly Morris sought to re-dress class inequality and improve society by reinstating past values and by providing affordable art for all. But I cannot find any prices.<br /><br />Professions of Taste says the social vogue for Morris' goods — chairs, rugs, tapestries and even stained glass windows became "expensive indicators of good taste".<br /><br />Old House Journal 1975, on the other hand, says the chairs were enormously popular; almost every home had a morris chair of some kind by the turn of the century.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-8150588855116394482015-01-21T10:48:19.936+11:002015-01-21T10:48:19.936+11:00The Morris Chair was elegant and comfortable, but ...The Morris Chair was elegant and comfortable, but could the average family afford one? Or two.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33484883190587523502015-01-21T09:46:51.080+11:002015-01-21T09:46:51.080+11:00Andrew
I am quoting Design History Mashup:
"...Andrew<br /><br />I am quoting Design History Mashup:<br /><br />"De Stijl art forced the viewer to ponder about their relationship to the world, relating to the form, colour and space surrounding them. De Stijl designers believed that with this, they could re-idealise the world, achieve equilibrium and create a future society with real unity and equal rights. The ubiquitous grids of De Stijl art and architecture completely rejected organic nature and showed estrangement towards classic literature."<br /><br />So modern chairs have nothing to do with where to place your behind comfortably.. and everything to do with a philosophy lesson :) <br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/n3ndrhsHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-52245219869332361052015-01-21T09:39:17.290+11:002015-01-21T09:39:17.290+11:00Parnassus
I was going to suggest that De Stijl th...Parnassus<br /><br />I was going to suggest that De Stijl theories were relevant to paintings, sculpture and architecture, but NOT to functional arts like furniture e.g they valued total simplicity and abstraction by using only straight horizontal and vertical lines, and rectangular forms." <br /><br />But if the translation of stijl is a post, then it makes sense that their designers would be PARTICULARLY intrigued by the construction of crossing joints eg in woodwork. <br /><br />I think I have just contradicted myself :(Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32555690388910885962015-01-21T05:55:01.575+11:002015-01-21T05:55:01.575+11:00With the exception of the Morris chair, neither of...With the exception of the Morris chair, neither of the other two look at all comfortable. I have sat in modern expensive designer chairs at different times and never have I found one to be comfortable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-34850732870866587202015-01-21T03:55:18.885+11:002015-01-21T03:55:18.885+11:00Hello Hels, Lip service may have been given to fu...Hello Hels, Lip service may have been given to functionalism, but it is apparent that these furniture designers were more interested in aesthetics and sculptural quality. The Rietveld chair is a perfect example--fascinating to look at, but almost certainly torture to sit in. Simple geometric shapes may have been socially redeeming, but unfortunately that is not how the people who have to sit in the chairs are formed.<br />--Jim<br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-52229768809222837052015-01-21T01:22:00.824+11:002015-01-21T01:22:00.824+11:00Student of History
It is interesting that what wa...Student of History<br /><br />It is interesting that what was modern, abstract and ideologically rigorous in De Stijl days was, only a few years later, too uncomfortable for Bauhaus designers.<br /><br />Even though Mies van der Rohe and other designers liked the simple rectilinear shapes and the use of only 3 colours, they eventually put Function Before Form at Bauhaus. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51577759395862912462015-01-21T01:17:04.107+11:002015-01-21T01:17:04.107+11:00Jane and Lance
the Zig Zag chair or Z-form is the...Jane and Lance<br /><br />the Zig Zag chair or Z-form is the starkest piece of furniture I have ever seen. So it would look interesting, pairing it with over-the-top French baroque furniture :)<br /><br />Of course the De Stijl theorists may not have approved of your friend's mixed taste in the decorative arts. Those writers were soooo ideologically driven.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86702796129849075182015-01-20T23:48:44.187+11:002015-01-20T23:48:44.187+11:00Three elements must have seemed very unusual in De...Three elements must have seemed very unusual in De Stijl furniture - a. straight vertical and horizontal lines, b. planes that did not intersect, and c. strong asymmetry. Not comfortable, probably.Student of Historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33042401320106591392015-01-20T21:38:14.243+11:002015-01-20T21:38:14.243+11:00Hello Helen,
The overlaps and influences between ...Hello Helen,<br /><br />The overlaps and influences between these movements is fascinating. And, so intriguing to see how the various styles and designs reflected the industrial developments of the day as well as taste and affordability.<br /><br />Our friend has a Z chair by Zietfeld in his apartment which he partners with a French baroque writing desk. A bold positioning of two very different styles and periods but which makes for exciting interior decoration.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com