De Stijl

Founding
De Stijl, a Dutch term meaning the style Also known as Neoplasticism An artistic movement founded in 1917, shortly before the Bauhaus movement, by a group of several Dutch artists.

Principles of De Stijl
Relied strongly on primary colours Involved the use of hard edges and angular design A design movement that was followed by both artists & designers/ architects

Geddit Reitveld
Dutch minimalist architect and designer One of the most famous designers of the De Stijl movement Work consisted of mostly cubist elements and contained mainly primary colours Much of his furniture was designed to accompany his architectural commissions

Works
Red and Blue Chair 1917 Reitveld Shrder House 1924 Zig-Zag Chair 1934

Schrder Table
1922

J.J.P Oud
A Dutch architect Most famous for his De Stijl work One of the original members of the De Stijl movement but eventually left to form his own practice

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