--- title: "Richard Schultz" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/richard-schultz" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from Richard Schultz ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T16:38:56+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Richard Schultz United States - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/richard-schultz) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/richard-schultz) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/richard-schultz/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/richard-schultz/contributions) - [Website](http://www.richardschultz.com) Address: ## Richard Schultz United States[www.richardschultz.com](http://www.richardschultz.com) Products by Richard Schultz [![1966 Table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/delightfull/produkte/k/knoll/produkte/1966-table/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-table-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-table) [Knoll 1966 Table](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-table) [![1966 Dining Table Square](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-dining-table-square/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-dining-table-square-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-table-square) [Knoll 1966 Dining Table Square](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-table-square) [![1966 Dining Armless Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-dining-armless-chair/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-dining-armless-chair-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-armless-chair) [Knoll 1966 Dining Armless Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-armless-chair) [![1966 Contour Chaise](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-contour-chaise/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-contour-chaise-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-contour-chaise) [Knoll 1966 Contour Chaise](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-contour-chaise) [![Petal](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/petal/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/petal-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/petal) [Knoll Petal](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/petal) [![1966 Adjustable Chaise](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-adjustable-chaise/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-adjustable-chaise-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-adjustable-chaise) [Knoll 1966 Adjustable Chaise](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-adjustable-chaise) [![1966 Coffee Table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-coffee-table/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-coffee-table-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-coffee-table) [Knoll 1966 Coffee Table](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-coffee-table) [![1966 Lounge Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-lounge-chair/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-lounge-chair-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-lounge-chair) [Knoll 1966 Lounge Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-lounge-chair) [![1966 Dining Arm Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/k/knoll/produkte/1966-dining-arm-chair/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/1966-dining-arm-chair-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-arm-chair) [Knoll 1966 Dining Arm Chair](https://www.stylepark.com/en/knoll/1966-dining-arm-chair) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/richard-schultz) Biography Richard Schultz has long been an integral part of the Knoll story. After studying mechanical engineering and design at Iowa State University and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Schultz joined Knoll in 1951. His first assignment was to ass ist Harry Bertoia on the development and production of the Bertoia Wire Collection. This led to an 18-month assignment in Europe, establishing and supervising production of the Bertoia designs for Knoll subsidiaries and licensees. After returning to the U .S., he joined the Design Development Group at the Knoll factory in East Greenville, PA. Schultz is best known for his outdoor furniture designs. His graceful Petal Table, introduced in 1960, received the design award from Industrial Design magazin e. The steel wire-formed 715 Chaise Lounge, which was introduced the following year to complement the Bertoia collection, was selected in 1963 by the Museum of Modern Art for its permanent collection of contemporary furniture. After Florence Knoll moved t o a seaside home in Florida, she started sending the design team rusty pieces of furniture, asking them to develope something that could perform in the salty climate. Schultz responded with the aluminum Leisure Collection in 1966. After leaving Knoll, Schultz continued to have a successful career designing outdoor collections for his own studio. Knoll acquired Richard Schultz Design in 2012, enabling the re-release many of Schultz’s classic Knoll designs. Articles about Richard Schultz [DESIGN Stacking Pillows Like a Pro 5/3/2024 A sofa with a formal idea that is so simple and captivating that you can't help but like it: The multidisciplinary designer Willo Perron has realized his idea of comfort with Knoll.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/knoll-willo-perron-pillo-sofa-stylepark-magazine) [MAGAZINE Twelve outdoor classics 5/8/2013 Stylish and fit for any activity: Outdoor classics for sitting, lounging or just looking pretty. Attractive, cool and simply indispensable.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/twelve-outdoor-classics)