Richard Schultz
Moses Richard Schultz (September 22, 1926 – September 28, 2021) was an American furniture designer. He was responsible for several iconic and notable creations in the 1950s–1990s through his firm Richard Schultz Design, Inc..[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Moses Richard Schultz was born on September 22, 1926, in Lafayette, Indiana.[2] After studying at Iowa State University and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago,[3] Schultz joined Knoll in 1951 as a designer, to work with Harry Bertoia.[3][4] He initially assisted on working on the Bertoia Wire Collection at Knoll.[4]
He taught basic design at the Philadelphia College of Art, and had a one-man show of his sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[5] He left Knoll in 1972 to freelance[6] until founding Richard Schultz Designs in Palm, Pennsylvania, with his son, Peter in 1992.[7][1]
Significant designs over the years include the Leisure Collection (1966), Petal Table (1960),[8] and Wire Mesh Chaise (1963)[9] for Knoll, and the Topiary Chair (1989)[10] for his own company.
It was reported that as of March, 2012, Knoll bought the Richard Schultz company.[11][12]
Schultz died on September 28, 2021, in Princeton, New Jersey.[2]
References
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- ^ Knoll, Designers: Richard Schultz, accessed 2009-11-02.
- ^ Richard Schultz's furniture evolves from modern to garden The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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- ^ Knoll Petal Table
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- ^ Richard Schultz Topiary Collection
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External links
[edit | edit source]- RichardSchultz.com
- Q&A: Richard Schultz' Pavilion Modular Structure, May 15, 2004, Metropolis Magazine.
- The Schultz Collection
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