rietveld year
the 'rietveld year' consists of a series of events organized by the central museum in utrecht, the netherlands celebrating the work of architect and designer gerrit rietveld.
‘red-blue’ armchair, 1918 image © designboom
the work of architect and designer gerrit rietveld is being celebrated through a series of events organized by the centraal museum in utrecht, the netherlands starting this month until january, 2010. this initiative titled the ‘rietveld year‘ includes such events as the ‘eye catcher series’ which highlights a different region each month where rietveld’s architectural design will be accessible to the public. additionally, an exhibition of his furniture, such as the red blue chair made on a scale of 1: 144 by canadian designer maarten meerman, and a display called ‘rietveld universe’ of his most iconic work will on view starting october through to the end of january.
berlin chairs, 1923 image © designboom
child’s chair design, 1918 image © designboom
detail image © designboom
trolley, 1923 image © designboom
trolley, 1923 image © designboom
side table, 1923 image © designboom
sideboard design, 1919 image © designboom
‘the rietveld schröder house’ southwest facade image © designboom
southeast facade image © designboom
southeast facade image © designboom
detail of southeast facade image © designboom
minitiature ‘red blue’ chair by maarten meerman in scale 1:144.
‘steltman chairs’ in left and right-hand versions, with the end table in the middle in scale 1:144.
miniature ‘zigzag’ chair by maarten meerman in scale 1:144.
‘rietveld routes’ take visitors to the most prominent of the architect’s more than 100 buildings in the netherlands via a recently released iphone application.
