Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Rietveld Schroeder House in Utrecht, 1924








 De  Stijl in the Netherlands:

"Inside, one can see that Rietveld besides being an architect was a furniture designer.  At every point - from the assortment of cupboards to the telephone table, from the ingenious stair to the fully opening living room corner window - one can see the pleasure this inspired carpenter took in his work.  With slats and boards he created a spatial work of art which still astonishes merely by the fact of its existence. The Rietveld Schroeder House has become a Mecca for lovers of modern architecture.  It was restored between 1985 and 1987 and fitted out as a museum house.  It has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 2000."




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