Richard Schultz remains best known for his collaboration with Harry Bertoia, who created the iconic steel wire seating collection at the time. A few years later, Florence Knoll expressly asked Schultz to create a collection of outdoor furniture resistant to the open air. Thus, was born the “Leisure Collection” now known as the “1966 Collection”, the first contemporary outdoor collection that immediately became a classic.
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The 1966 Serving Cart has the frame in cast and extruded aluminium, finish in weather resistant polyester powder coat. Wheels are in cast aluminum, rubber tires with differential axle.
The cart is available in onyx or white.
60.8 cm W x 60 cm D x 66.5 cm H
Richard Schultz: "In October 1962 I began working on an aluminum outdoor group. Florence Knoll moved to Florida and said, 'You have to make some decent outdoor furniture, something that is made out of materials that won’t rust and corrode.' That appealed to me, and I started working.
"I experimented with button connectors for the slings, padded slings and plastic beading around the tabletops. Ultimately I devised concealed connectors, which made the chairs more elegant. "In April 1963 Florence Knoll approved the outdoor program. I had to develop all the patterns for all the cast parts. It took me a long time to develop the collection, as there wasn’t a whole team of people to help me. Details were carefully considered. We spent so much time refining it. That’s why the furniture still looks fresh. "In March 1966 the furniture was introduced. The furniture didn’t have extraneous curves. Most outdoor furniture those days was designed to look like it was designed before the French Revolution, with stamped out metal, bunches of flowers and leaves; it was very much period looking furniture. This was the first outdoor furniture that enthusiasts of modern design could say, 'this is a breath of fresh air.'"
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. In addition to his work for Knoll, he designed an office system for Stow/Davis. He also 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. Richard Schultz(1926) Birthplace USA
