{"id":21426,"date":"2012-02-14T14:03:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=21426"},"modified":"2013-08-29T22:19:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T02:19:16","slug":"essential-reading-how-to-construct-reitveld-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/02\/14\/essential-reading-how-to-construct-reitveld-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"essential reading: ‘how-to construct rietveld furniture’"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n We’ve long loved Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld’<\/a>s elegant, elemental, iconic wood furniture. When we read that there was a book of his built-it-yourself furniture designs, we were thrilled….until we discovered that So we went on a hunt. And found it! How to Construct Rietveld Furniture is available for $39.95 at\u00a0Tools for Woodworking<\/a>. Here’s its enticing description:<\/p>\n Rietveld\u2019s furniture is really easy to make. The joinery is well within the skill of even a rank beginner, and you come out with world class 20th century furniture…The designs range from his famous chairs to tables, stools, a magnificent sideboard, a few pieces scaled for children, and some lamps from his more architectural work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Yaye!<\/p>\n via Atelier<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Related posts: essential d-i-y book: \u2018more furniture in 24 hours\u2019 We’ve long loved Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld’s elegant, elemental, iconic wood furniture. When we read that there was a book of his built-it-yourself furniture designs, we were thrilled….until we discovered that it cost $145 new and $78 used at Amazon. Darn.\u00a0 (Curious, a few days later we found that\u00a0it IS available on Amazon\u00a0though…<\/p>\nRead More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8361,6554,8,413,127,31,6548,6549,8362],"tags":[3876,3875,3874,3877],"yoast_head":"\nit cost $145 new and $78 used at Amazon<\/a>. Darn.<\/del>\u00a0 (Curious, a few days later we found that\u00a0it IS available on Amazon<\/a>\u00a0though we had searched and searched before…)<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>folding chair arbor \/ sculpture
\n<\/a>d-i-y corrugated cardboard room divider (after pistoletto)
\n<\/a>design hacker: d-i-y concrete block bedframe
\n<\/a>bang out a chair! (marjin van der poll\u2019s do hit chair)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"