use of techniques

• Rietveld joining technique


  Dowel rods placed into screwed holes in the conjoining pieces of wood, adding strength and a simple aesthetic with no visible joints
• Rietveld joining technique


  • Used in the Red Blue Chair
• Painting and lacquering the wood

  Previous renditions of the chair were solid black, inspired by De Stijl Rietveld applied coloured paint onto the wood which created an on-trend aesthetic, while the lacquer added a layer of protection to the surface
• Rietveld's use of techniques in the Red Blue chair

  • Extremely limited
  • Kept the piece simple in contrast to much of the fussy products on the market at the time
  • Lack of unnecessary techniques
  • Simple colour scheme
  • Slick design
• Rietveld's limited use of techniques, simple colour scheme and slick design added to the appeal and boosted the design's popularity