TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zijl,Ida van
TI  - Gerrit Rietveld
SN  - 9780714857480
AV  - NA1153.R5 Z54 2010
U1  - 720.92 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Phaidon
KW  - Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas
KW  - Architects
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - Biography
KW  - Local
KW  - Designers
KW  - Furniture designers
N1  - Include index; Include Bibliography; Contents :
6 Foreword --
Chapter 1 9 Conviction and vision --
Chapter 2 19 Summer 1918 --
Chapter 3 33 The cabinetmaker of De Stijl --
Chapter 4 47 The Schröder House --
Chapter 5 73 Architect in heart and soul --
Chapter 6 115 Flexible functionalism  --
Chapter 7 141 War and reconstruction --
Chapter 8 165 National recognition --
Chapter 9 189 The bounding of space --
Chapter 10 201 Position and significance --
211 Notes --
222 Chronology --
232 Bibliography --
236 Index --
240 Credits --

N2  - Gerrit Rietveld's simple yet dynamic style greatly influenced international furniture design and contributed significantly to the history of architecture. Following Rietveld from his humble beginnings as a cabinetmaker to his final years as a world-renowned architect, this book presents both his lesser-known work and his most celebrated. It explores his significance in the wider context of avant-garde movements, and his influence within De Stijl and Functionalism. This highly detailed yet accessible monograph is designed by the acclaimed Dutch designer Wim Crouwel --
ER  -