At the invitation of the Rudolf Rock Gallery, I studied Gerrit Rietveld\u2019s Zig Zag chair. The assignment was to recreate the chair using old construction slats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, I obtained the book How to Construct Rietveld Furniture<\/em> and cut a single slat into suitable pieces. While working on it, I had the idea to turn this slat into a marionette and use it as a toy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was fascinated by the idea of creating a chair from a single line. This later led to my own interpretation of the Zig Zag Chair on a 1:1 scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Encouraged by the gallery owner and classic design dealer Rudolf Rock, I reconstructed a Zig Zag chair from red and white construction laths. (Design Gerrit Rietveld 1932)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I used rejected laths that were gifted to us by the construction company and experimented with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n