History is in the details, as seen in the simple yet striking designs of Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld. A collection of Rietveld’s furniture pieces, gathered and appreciated ...

Gerrit Rietveld was a Dutch designer and architect known for his contributions to furniture design and his involvement in the De Stijl and Nieuwe Zakelijkheid movements. Born in 1888 in Utrecht, ...

Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld's Zig-Zag Chair is the final entry in our alphabetical advent calendar of iconic chairs. The Zig-Zag Chair is formed of four flat wooden sections joined to ...

Amsterdam’s prestigious Gerrit Rietveld Academie is renowned for shaping generations of avant-garde artists and is not known to shy away from controversy. But now, a campus debate between the ...

Photographer Arjan Bronkhorst has created a book that aims to expose under-the-radar projects by revered Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld. Dezeen has picked out seven of the most intriguing. Spanning ...

The best-known designs by Gerrit Rietveld—his circa 1920s De Stijl Red Blue chair, his 1930s Zig-Zag seat—do not exactly scream comfort. In fact, the Dutch architect often delivered his elemental ...

The Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Rietveld School of Art & Design) is a Dutch academy for fine arts and design in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Gerrit Rietveld Academy has its origins in the 1924 merger of ...

The Dutchman Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) was one of the most important designers and architects of the 20th century. Today his work is primarily associated with his two most famous designs, which have ...

The last gallerist to show a Gerrit Rietveld piece was Barry Friedman, who exhibited the Dutch master’s work back in 1988. Since then, Rietveld’s work exists purely in the lofty realm of major museums ...

The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, one of the Netherlands' foremost art schools, faces dissent over plans to move out of its landmark home (pictured). Designed by modernist architect and furniture designer ...

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On May 21st, Christie’s will host its Design sale in Paris, featuring nearly 220 lots with a total estimated value between €8 and €11 million.