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standard lumber sizes
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Gerrit Rietveld’s Radical Choice: Why Did He Use Lumber Cut In Standard Sizes?
The Red and Blue Chair (1918) exemplifies this paradox. Its bold primary colors and geometric purity are hallmarks of De Stijl, yet the frame is constructed...
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Gerrit Rietveld’s Genius: Why Did He Use Lumber Cut In Standard Sizes?
The question of why Rietveld chose standardized lumber cuts to the heart of his design ethos. It wasn’t about compromise but about liberation—freeing...