Make It Take It: Gerrit Rietveld Crate Chair

1740 West Webster Avenue,Chicago IL 60614

30 October, 2021

Description

Take our 3-hour workshop to build your very own Crate Chair following Rietveld’s design from almost 100 years ago. Looking for a simple, elegant, modern solution to a lack of seating? The Crate Chair was created by Dutch Architect Gerrit Rietveld. In the 1930’s wooden crates were everywhere as an easy way to transport goods. Rietveld created a simple design to reuse the crates and turn them into furniture for the masses. The Crate Chair design is durable and can be used for indoor or outdoor seating. Today we celebrate Gerrit Rietveld as an early pioneer of reuse, making his design the perfect chair to build using our reclaimed materials. Take our 3-hour workshop to build your very own Crate Chair following Rietveld’s design from almost 100 years ago. Note: If the ticket type you want is not available, we may be able to accommodate! Email us to ask. CANCELLATION POLICY For cancellations, please give at least 48 hours notice for a full refund. If a refund is requested within 48 hours, we can offer credit or a transfer to another workshop. A no show without notice will not receive any refund. Thank you for your understanding! Workshop Policies: Please review policies below before committing to a workshop. All workshops are 18+; no woodworking experience necessary;If Rebuilding Exchange needs to cancel a workshop, we will notify you 24 before the class and give you the option of refund or reschedule;If you are unable to attend your one-time workshop, email us 48-hours before the class starts. If you are unable to make your series class, email us one week before the class starts;Materials are included in the fee for the workshop; andOne couple’s ticket allows for two people to make one item together.   Established in 2009, Rebuilding Exchange is a nonprofit social enterprise that repurposes building materials that would otherwise devalue a community and provides job training for people with barriers to employment, making a commitment to education and economic development in Chicago's underserved communities.   Rebuilding Exchange has four distinct social enterprise areas that achieve our mission. Our 25,000 square foot retail warehouse provides affordable reclaimed building materials to the general public. Our public workshops educate Chicago-area residents on how to use reclaimed materials and live more sustainably. RX Made, our in-house custom fabrication workshop, demonstrates the potential reuse of our materials through the creation of beautiful, repurposed furniture. Our employment training program provides opportunities for Chicagoans with barriers to employment to earn transferable skills and certifications through on-the-job training and find pathways to permanent employment.