Utrecht: Stad Naar Mijn Hart

Posted by morganfrances on 27/10/2010 · 1 Comment 

My encounter with Utrecht has been nothing short of serendipitous. What started as a spontaneous trip to the Schroderhuis (1924) morphed into Rietveld’s Universe and a delightful ode to Dick Bruna. “Architects aren’t supposed to lower space,” mused Schroder in a documentary reflecting on her relationship with Rietveld. But Rietveld wasn’t an architect in the … Continue reading →

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Oh Modernism, how I want to sit in your abstraction

Posted by morganfrances on 23/10/2010 · Leave a Comment 

  Display of Rietveld chairs at the Centraal Museum, Utrecht. Being a huge fan of incline planes, I naturally gravitate toward the great Dutch designers. Some highlights are posted below. From front to back: Auke Komter, Armchair 1935 J.J. R. Oud, Armchair, 1933

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