RIETVELD, GERRIT THOMAS

gĕrĭtˈ tōˈməs rētˈfĕlt, 1888–1965, Dutch architect and furniture designer. At first a cabinetmaker, Rietveld created (c.1917) a chair that was an important contribution to modern furniture design. Moving away from the established heavy, closed furniture style, he emphasized a dematerialized effect. From 1919 to 1931 he was a member of the Stijl movement, during which time he turned to architecture. His best-known building is the Schröder House, Utrecht (1924), in which he created an impression of weightlessness and equilibrium that are clearly related to Mondrian's painting style.

See studies by T. Brown (1958) and A. Buffinga (tr. 1971).

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Dutch Modernism: Architectural Resources in the English Language
Book by Donald Langmead; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Architecture, Modern--20th Century--Netherlands--Bibliography, Architecture--Netherlands--Bibliography, English Imprints
...1924-26 leapt beyond Gerrit Rietvelds Elementarist impasse...his pedagogy upon Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle...Netherlands. 1924. Gerrit Rietveld, Architect, with...Netherlands. 1954. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Architect. The temporary...
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Gateway to the Twentieth Century: Art and Culture in a Changing World
Book by Jean Cassou, Emil Langui, Nikolaus Pevsner; McGraw-Hill, 1962
Subjects: Art--History--19th Cent, Art--History--20th Cent
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Theory and Design in the First Machine Age
Book by Reyner Banham; Architectural Press, 1960
Subjects: Architecture
...Suprematist elements 175 Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. Chair 176 Giaccomo...Cite dans lEspace 179 Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. Schroder House, Utrecht...Rationalists in England as well. Thomas Graham Jackson, for instance...
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A History of Modern Architecture
Book by Jürgen Joedicke; Frederick A. Praeger, 1959
Subjects: Architecture, Modern--20th Cent
...introduction of the Bessemer 1855 and Thomas 1879 processes. After the middle...the Bessemer Converter 1855 . 13. Thomas Telford. Conway Castle Bridge Wales...resistant to compression. 11. Thomas Paine. Sunderland Bridge England...
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A Concise History of Modern Painting
Book by Herbert Read; Frederick A. Praeger, 1959
Subjects: Painting, Modern--20th Century
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Carpentering the Classic: A Very Peculiar Practice. the Furniture of Gerrit Rietveld
Journal article by Paul Overy; Journal of Design History, Vol. 4, 1991
Subjects: Design--History
...13. Daniele Baroni, The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld , New York, 1978 , p. 29. Breuer trained as...dozens or several hundreds of pieces at most. ( "Gerrit Thomas Rietveld 1888-1964 Furniture Maker and Architect", in...
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Gerald Summers and Makers of Simple Furniture
Journal article by Martha Deese; Journal of Design History, Vol. 5, 1992
Subjects: Design--History
...London, letter to author, March 1987. 50 Gerrit Rietveld: A Centenary Exhibition , Barry Friedman , New...December 1986. 93 G. Summers, letter to Nan Thomas, 11 December 1939, Arc. MSF. 94 M. Summers...


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Cargo and Cult: The Displays of Thomas Hirschhorn
Magazine article by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; Artforum International, Vol. 40, November 2001
Subjects: Hirschhorn, Thomas--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sculpture, Modern--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Barcelona Pavilion, with later embodiments including Gerrit Rietvelds pavilion for the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo...from Mies van der Rohes Barcelona Pavilion or late Rietveld." CONSTRUCTIONS: FRAGILE AND FEBRILE In pointed...


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Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
RIETVELD, GERRIT THOMAS gerit to m s ret felt, 1888 1965, Dutch architect and furniture designer. At first a cabinetmaker, Rietveld created (c.1917) a chair that was an important contribution to modern...


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