Early in the last century the idea for structures built with square wooden sticks joined at right angles was born in the loosely organized Dutch design group known by the title of its monthly magazine, de Stijl. The most famous of its founders was Piet Mondrian. His Composition with Line (Pier and Ocean) detail is pictured above. The side bar in this photo is Construction of Volume Relations, a sculpture in mahogany by George Vantongerloo.

The member of the group most responsible for the idea of linear structural models was Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. His idea was embodied in the Red/Blue Chair. The works you see on this web site are Victor Cook's original extensions of de Stijl. If you like what you see please complete the request for more information.