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Rietveld Schröder House
Aldus, John - Enlarge image
Rietveld Schröder House
- Object:
Dolls' house
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
2002 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Aldus, John (makers)
Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas, born 1888 - died 1964 (designer) - Materials and Techniques:
Painted wood and metal, perspex
- Credit Line:
Given by Noémie Ducimetiere
- Museum number:
B.1-2007
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The house was made by John Aldus for his daughter Noémie in 2002. It is a copy in miniature of the famous Schröder House in Utrecht in which was designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1924. Rietveld was an exponent of De Stijl, a Dutch art movement that focused on form and colour to achieve a pure abstraction. Colours were limited to black, white, and grey and the primary colours red, yellow, and blue. Rietveld also pioneered open-plan living, with his creative, flexible use of space, something which has become more common in the modern homes of today.
The dolls' house is painted predominately grey in keeping with the original building. It was designed to be played with and this is reflected in the quality of the build and how the front of the building can be opened allowing access to the rooms behind.