Victor Cook majored in art at the University of Wyoming. There, he studied under
Ilya Bolotowski who was part of the visual arts movement led by
Piet Mondrian and the Dutch design group known as
de Stijl. At The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. Cook produced several scale models of orthogonal structural compositions in the manner of
de Stijl – first a sofa, then a house, followed by a chair and a coffee table.
Most of the works on this site were created in the last fifteen years. Some of the pieces, like the
Cordell Sofa and
Sud Möbel Chair, are restorations of prototypes produced thirty years ago. Many of the designs are new.