Richard Schultz Collection Brochure (50.84 MB) - Knoll
Richard Schultz Collection Brochure (50.84 MB) - Knoll
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<strong>Richard</strong> and Peter start <strong>Richard</strong><br />
<strong>Schultz</strong> Design Inc.<br />
Topiary ® / Confetti ® <strong>Collection</strong> Café ® <strong>Collection</strong> 2002 <strong>Collection</strong> ®<br />
<strong>Richard</strong> <strong>Schultz</strong> Design, Inc. 1992 - present<br />
In 1992 my son Peter and I started <strong>Richard</strong> <strong>Schultz</strong> Design. Peter is an architect, and I have always enjoyed<br />
discussing my designs with him. We had talked about producing some of the more innovative designs ourselves,<br />
rather than trying to sell them to another company.<br />
We are all familiar with furniture that isn't furniture. You can't really sit on it very well. It may have some interesting<br />
form possibilities, but it is not furniture. The real challenge of furniture design as I see it is that the form is almost<br />
secondary to the comfort. It has to be comfortable and useful and the challenge is to make something that is also<br />
beautiful and graceful and enhances the environment. We began our company with this in mind.<br />
Topiary / Confetti 1996<br />
In 1988 I made and photographed a model of the Topiary Dining Chair. It was so unusual, so different in form than<br />
the office furniture I had been working on. It was also a chance for me to explore some exciting sculptural<br />
ideas. When we began our company we said to ourselves that this is the sort of risk that it would be fun to take,<br />
producing truly innovative furniture. Topiary is the only 100% sheet metal seating collection on the market and is<br />
absolutely unique.<br />
I wanted to design a chair that looked like a shrub pruned to look like a chair. I am fascinated by the way sunlight<br />
comes through the leaves of shrubbery, producing dappled shadows. This furniture acts as a light filter,<br />
disappearing into nature. Sometimes the pattern looks like flowers. Covered with dew it looks alive.<br />
Café <strong>Collection</strong> 1998<br />
We worked hard to design a form that was strong, yet light and comfortable. The folds in the seat and back<br />
triangulate the chair giving it enormous strength, and the shape of the seat provides critical pelvic support.<br />
We had to make many full size models in order to perfect the shape of the chair.<br />
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