Richard Schultz Furniture Designer

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Richard schultz furniture designer. Richard schultz born september 22 1926 is a furniture designer responsible for several iconic and notable creations during the last sixty years. Due to extraordinarily high volume of requests our responses may be delayed. Richard schultz born 1926 is a furniture designer responsible for several iconic and notable creations during the last sixty years. Richard schultz has long been an integral part of the knoll story.
Florence knoll approached schultz in 1963 after moving to florida where she discovered what the salty air and sun could do to outdoor furniture and implored schultz to. Richard schultz joined knoll associates in 1951 to work with harry bertoia after studying at iowa state university and the illinois institute of technology in chicago. Perhaps none of the knoll offerings captures the vibe of the 1960s like the 1966 collection a line of outdoor furniture conceived by award winning designer richard schultz. After studying at iowa state university and the illinois institute of technology in chicago schultz joined knoll in 1951 to work with harry bertoia he also taught basic design at the philadelphia college of art and had a one man show of his.
The brains behind iconic designs such as the petal outdoor dining table the topiary bench and the wing chair schultz is also renowned as a skilled sculptor. Richard schultz collection 1966. Competitive prices free shipping. Featured designer richard schultz.
Image from the knoll archive. Modern outdoor furniture collection by richard schultz distributed by knoll 1966 series petal table collection topiary. After studying mechanical engineering and design at iowa state university and the illinois institute of technology in chicago schultz joined knoll in 1951. His graceful petal table introduced in 1960 received the design award from industrial design magazine.
After returning to the u s he joined the design development group at the knoll factory in east greenville pa. Schultz is best known for his outdoor furniture designs. Best known for his sophisticated 1966 furniture collection richard schultz is one of the leading names in outdoor furniture design. Category mid 20th century mid century modern richard schultz furniture.