Moses Richard Schultz (September 22, 1926September 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..

Biography

Moses Richard Schultz was born on September 22, 1926, in Lafayette, Indiana. After studying at Iowa State University and the

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in Chicago, Schultz joined Knoll in 1951 as a designer, to work with Harry Bertoia. He initially assisted on working on the Bertoia Wire Collection at Knoll. 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. He left Knoll in 1972 to freelance until founding Richard Schultz Designs in Palm,

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, with his son, Peter in 1992. Significant designs over the years include the Leisure Collection (1966), Petal Table (1960), and Wire Mesh Chaise (1963) for Knoll, and the Topiary Chair (1989) for his own company. It was reported that as of March, 2012, Knoll bought the Richard Schultz company. Schultz died on September 28, 2021, in

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References

External links

RichardSchultz.com
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Q&A: Richard Schultz' Pavilion Modular Structure
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Metropolis Magazine

The Schultz Collection
1926 births 2021 deaths American furniture designers Iowa State University alumni Illinois Institute of Technology alumni University of the Arts (Philadelphia) faculty People from Lafayette, Indiana {{designer-stub