... Fascinating house museum... the architectural highlight of the Dutch art movement De Stijl (The Style)... looking at the Rietveld-Schröder House today, it is hard to believe that the design is nearly a century old... this home influenced all of modern architecture today... Rietveld designed the house for Truus Schröder-Schräder, who had a major input in the final design... she lived in the house from 1925 until her death in 1985... Rietveld had his office in the house but only moved in with Schröder after the death of his own wife... this house is a must visit for everybody interested in architecture, furniture and art... you can only visit on a guided tour... Thanks Karin!ヽ(ヅ)ノ
© Centraal Museum Utrecht 1991/ Photo: Jannes Linders Rotterdam
The Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) was constructed in 1924-1925 by the famous artist Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1965).
This small family house, with its interior, the flexible spatial arrangement, and the visual and formal qualities, was a manifesto of the ideals of the De Stijl group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, and has since been considered one of the icons of the Modern Movement in architecture.
In 2000, the Rietveld-Schröder House was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
Stamp:
The Netherlands and Beyond - Belgium
(Issued 12-08-2013)
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