Side Table: M.2-2022

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Side Table

Maker(s)

Designer: Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas
Maker: Groenekan, Gerard A. van der

Entities

Description

Side table, beech and beech-veneered plywood, comprising five different geometric elements, all interlocking, painted black, white, red, yellow and blue (a red circular base, three black and white rectangular panels and a yellow baton).

Legal notes

Given by the Executors of the Estate of David Scrase, 2021, in memory of Rick Mather

Place(s) associated

Utrecht ⪼ Netherlands

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2022-04-29) by Executors of the Estate of David Scrase

Note

Originally designed by Rietveld in 1923 for The Schröder House, Utrecht, an architectural project that embodied the ideals of De Stijl movement. As with Red Blue Chair (M.1-2022), this table demonstrates Rietveld’s interest in basic, interlocking construction and the use of flat planes to construct a three-dimensional piece of furniture. This later edition (date of production TBC) was made by Gerard A. Van Der Groenekan (1904–94), Utrecht, Rietveld’s original studio assistant and furniture fabricator.