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Gerrit Thomas Rietveld , 1888-1965, Dutch architect and furniture designer. At first a cabinetmaker, Rietveld created (c.1917) a chair that was an important contribution to modern furniture design. Moving away from the established heavy, closed furniture style, he emphasized a dematerialized effect. From 1919 to 1931 he was a member of the Stijl movement, during which time he turned to architecture. His best-known building is the Schröder House, Utrecht (1924), in which he created an impression of weightlessness and equilibrium that are clearly related to Mondrian's painting style.

Bibliography: See studies by T. Brown (1958) and A. Buffinga (tr. 1971).

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Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas (1888–1964) One of the leading 20th-century Dutch architects. His masterwork, the Schröder House, Utrecht (1924), was arguably the most modern European house of its time. He also designed De Stijl furniture.

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