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Gerrit Rietveld
Dutch furniture designer and architect
Gerrit Rietveld | |
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Rietveld in 1962 | |
| Born | Gerrit Thomas Rietveld 24 June 1888 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 25 June 1964(1964-06-25) (aged 76) Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Furniture designer and architect |
Gerrit Rietveld (24 June 1888 – 25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.
Early life
Rietveld was born in Utrecht on 24 June 1888 as the son of a joiner. He left school at 11 to be apprenticed to his father and enrolled at night school[1] before working as a draughtsman for C.
J. Begeer, a jeweller in Utrecht, from 1906 to 1911.[2]
De Stijl
By the time he opened his own furniture workshop in 1917, Rietveld had taught himself drawing, painting and model-making.
He afterwards set up in business as a cabinet-maker.[3]
Rietveld designed his Red and Blue Chair in 1917 which has become an iconic piece of modern furniture. Hoping that