Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Furniture (Academy Editions, 1978) by Daniele Baroni gives a detailed analysis of Rietveld’s designs and his contribution to the Dutch avant-garder group de Stilj. The book introduces the principles of the Neoplastic Style and its historical and theoretical underpinnings. The main part of the book presents Rietveld’s development as an artist, architect, and designer and catalogues his main works and projects.
The text is in English. The book is richly illustrated with mostly black-and-white photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy in stock is in nice condition. The dust jacket has some edge wear; the pages are a bit toned; the binding is a bit loose at parts.