I've always admired Gerrit Rietveld's furniture designs. His last furniture commission was for the Steltman Jeweler in The Hague in 1963. The original Steltman chairs were rectilinear, and paired so that a young couple could come into the store and choose their wedding rings. My version is the basic form but with tapering curves and a sculpted seat. Both chairs are fabricated from book matched highly figured California Claro Walnut.
I've always admired Gerrit Rietveld's furniture designs. His last furniture commission was for the Steltman Jeweler in The Hague in 1963. The original Steltman chairs were rectilinear, and paired so that a young couple could come into the store and choose their wedding rings. My version is the basic form but with tapering curves and a sculpted seat. Both chairs are fabricated from book matched highly figured California Claro Walnut.