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

“Zig-Zag Chair”

1934

Works“Red and Blue Chair”

1917

“Reitveld Shröder House”

1924

“Schröder 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

Works