Gerrit Thomas Rietveld STYLE

 De Stijl
 Modernist design

WORKS
Rietveld Schröder House

HOSTORY
 Born June 24, 1888, Utrecht, Neth.—died
June 25, 1964, Utrecht
 Rietveld began his association with the
movement known as de Stijl in 1918
 Rietveld began his association with the
movement known as de Stijl in 1918. At
about the same time he created his famous
red-and-blue armchair, which, in its
emphasis on geometry and in its use of
primary colours, was a realization of de
Stijl principles– the coloured version
dates from the year 1923.
 In 1921 he designed a small Amsterdam Red and blue chair
jewelry shop, one of the first examples of
the application of these principles to
architecture.
 His masterpiece is the Schroeder House in
Utrecht (1924), remarkable for its
interplay of right-angle forms, planes, and
lines, and for its use of primary colours.
 Throughout the 1930s, he pursued
experimental work, especially with
innovative materials such as plywood and
aluminium. His mass-produced houses at
Utrecht (1931–34) were closely related in
style. One example of the unusual
furnishings created out of these materials
is the Zig-Zag Chair (c. 1932).
 He remained associated with de Stijl until
it was dissolved in 1931.
 From 1936 until after World War II,
Rietveld devoted himself to furniture
design.
 After 1945, Rietveld was primarily active
as an architect, designing prestigious SOURCES
buildings such as the Dutch Pavilion on the
premises of the Venice Biennale.
 By the time of the major De Stijl  https://www.britannica.com/biography/G
retrospective at the New York Museum of errit-Thomas-Rietveld
Modern Art in 1952/53, Rietveld had  https://architecture.knoji.com/gerrit-
attained international recognition as a rietveld-pioneer-of-modernist-design/
pioneer of modern design.
 After the war he received a number of
 https://www.design-
important architectural commissions, museum.de/en/exhibitions/detailpages/g
including the De Ploeg Textile Works errit-rietveld.html
(1956), Bergeyk; a housing development
(1954–56), Hoograven; and the art academy
(1962), Arnhem.