It has been more than 100 years since the founding of the Dutch art and design movement known as De Stijl.
It was in October of 1917 that artist, architect and critic Theo van Doesburg released the first issue of De Stijl magazine. A platform for artists, designers and architects to express their revolutionary new ideas, the journal was a launching point for what would become an international movement. Meaning “the Style,” De Stijl was an attempt at pure abstraction — one centered on the use of primary colors and perpendicular lines as a utopian expression of a harmonious world.
Along with van Doesburg, the group’s most integral members were Bart van der Leck, Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondrian, whose geometric red, yellow, blue and black “Composition” paintings remain the most recognizable work of the movement. Mondrian used the term “neoplasticism” to describe the abstract art that he and his friends produced.
Not just an art movement, however, De Stijl also had a profound impact on modern design and architecture. It would go on to influence Bauhaus and the International Style of architecture. Although it was disbanded in 1931, De Stijl continues to inspire the popular imagination today, and De Stijl creators and their ilk are responsible for timeless works (some of which can be found on 1stDibs).
Made from two plywood plates and 15 connecting bars, the Red and Blue chair is a calling card of the De Stijl movement. Designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld, the chair is most often referred to as the Rietveld chair, likely because it didn’t actually get its signature De Stijl colors until the early 1920s.
Also designed by Rietveld, this asymmetrical side table was constructed for his first residential commission, the Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht, which is now a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Mondrian is the De Stijl group’s most well-known member. His familiar black lines with red, yellow and blue blocks are still reproduced in artworks and products today.
Russian-American artist Ilya Bolotowsky was highly interested in the work of Piet Mondrian. A founding member of the New York–based American Abstract Artists — other founders included Ray Kaiser (later Eames) and Josef Albers — Bolotowsky was smitten with Mondrian’s pure geometric abstractions from the period when lived in New York. In this signed, untitled silkscreen print from around 1970, you can see Bolotowsky’s use of hard-edge vertical and horizontal lines, as well as primary colors, although he didn’t limit himself to this palette.
Mondrian is the De Stijl group’s most well-known member. His familiar black lines with red, yellow and blue blocks are still reproduced in artworks and products today. In the 1960s, Yves Saint Laurent designed the Mondrian Collection of cocktail dresses. This wall mirror by Italian manufacturer Rimadesio is among the many decor pieces created in the likeness of Mondrian.
On 1stDibs, find De Stijl lighting, De Stijl decorative objects and more.
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood, Resin
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood, Resin
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood
Habitat Lounger - Collectible Post-Modern Industrial Mixed-Media Chair w/ Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Habitat Lounger is a place to be. The only place you need to be. Have a seat! A comfortable yet supportive place to sit with a smooth, sculpted poplar wood seat, and a wavy sculpted ...
Concrete, Steel
Gispen Piano lamp. Designed by P.Oud and H.Gispen 1928. Later version.
Located in Köln, NW
Gispen Piano lamp. Designed in 1928 by J.J.Pieter Oud and Hendrik Gispen. Netherlands. Model Gispen Giso 404. Classic Bauhaus / de Stijl design. The Gispen Company produced a small e...
Chrome, Nickel
Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud - Easy Chair
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Traditionalist chair, designed in the 1950s by Dutch architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (J.J.P. Oud) for the boardroom of Royal Dutch Shell in The Hague. Woodframe in walnut, orig...
Leather, Walnut
$12,698
Chester Mirror
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A rectangular mirror inspired by the paintings of Piet Mondrian with simplistic sectional gilt-wood frame and lightly aged mirror glass. Please note we are currently working to a 30...
Giltwood
High Chair, Attributed to Gerrit Rietveld, Netherlands, 1951
Located in Antwerp, BE
Executed in 1951 by G.A. van de Groenekan after an early 1920s design by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair represents an important continuation of De Stijl principles into mid-century prod...
Wood
Piet Zwart Exhibition Poster
By Piet Zwart
Located in New York, NY
Original poster for the exhibition "Piet Zwart Ontwerper (Designer)" held at the Haags Gemeentmuseum in the Netherlands in 1973. Zwart was a Dutch photographer, Industrial designer, and Pioneer of modern typography...
Paper
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood, Resin
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood
DS Wall Mirror Inspired by De Stijl, Handcrafted by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Elevate Your Space with Timeless Elegance Transform your interiors with the captivating beauty of our De Stijl - Inspired Wall Mirror—an exquisite fusion of traditional craftsmanshi...
Wood, Resin
Marine Bateaux en Mer, Oil on Canvas, De Stijl, Late 19th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large 19th-century Dutch School oil painting on canvas depicting a fleet of sailing boats navigating rough seas. In the foreground, two fishing boats make their way through powerful...
Canvas, Wood
JJP Oud Dining Set Kollektor Perpetuel Holland, 1979
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare dining set designed by J.J.P. Oud and manufactured by Kollektor Perpetuel Den Haag, Holland 1979. This set was originally designed for eissenhof Siedlung Stuttgart in 1927. This...
Metal
$2,039Sale Price|20% Off
Handknotted Rug, “Composition Red, Blue, Black, Yellow Gray" After P. Mondrian
Located in Munich, DE
Custom hand knotted rug based on the painting “Composition with Red, Blue, Black, Yellow and Gray” by Piet Mondrian. Material: fine New Zealand wool. Quality: Hand knotted in 100 Tibetan knots per square inch. Over 520 000 handmade knots required to create this custom rug. Rug size (listed here): 150 x 218 cm / 4.9 x 7.2 ft Colors: 6 custom-dyed colors. Main colors in the rug: red, blue, black, yellow, gray. Sustainable and certified fair-trade artisanal production. Label Step fair-trade partners. Numbered limited edition of maximum 100 fine handmade rugs with this art piece. Each rug comes with a sewn-on label with an image of the artist’s signature and numbered by hand, per order. This beautiful rug can also be ordered as a Kilim in flatwoven technique and in even more luxurious materials like pure silk or mohair, as well as in plant-based materials like Tencel and linen. A combination of materials is possible as well. Production time may increase for these options, depending on material availability. Production time for this rug is between is approximately 10-12 weeks. For environmental reasons and to provide our full bespoke service, our rugs are always made to order. -- About the artwork on which this rug is based: Mondrian was best known for this type of abstract painting in which he limited his palette to the primary colors and black, adding gray here as well. Thick, black vertical and horizontal lines delineate the outlines of the rectangles of color. The painting creates a harmony of contrasts depicting the balance and at the same time the tension of dynamic forces. -- About Piet Mondrian: “The more basic the color, the more inward, the more pure.” Piet Mondrian Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who revolutionized the art world with his abstract works. His development as an artist was a journey from traditional landscapes and still-life paintings to the geometric purity of neoplasticism. Mondrian’s art...
Wool
Red and White Painted "Fischel" Chair, France, circa 1920s-1930s
By Fischel
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely design and colors for this chair by Fischel, a company launched in the late 19th century and following in the same vein as Thonet and Köhn. The style here is reminiscent of Du...
Oak
Ado Ko Verzuu Puzzel Box Model 259 Holland 1939
Very rare puzzle tiles box model 259. designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1939. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries! Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
Plywood
Dutch Modernism High Back Chairs and Cabinet by Jan den Drijver for ‘De Stijl’
Located in Voorburg, NL
Important pair of Chairs and small Cabinet designed and manufactured during Jan den Drijver’s formative years in The Hague when he established ‘Woningrichting De Stijl’, a showroom a...
Wood
Two Multicolored RAAK Stijl Relief Wall Light Sconces Willem van Oyen Glass
Steltman chair by Gerrit Rietveld, double stamp G.A. van de Groenekan & Cassina
By Gerard van de Groenekan, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A limed oak Steltman chair, ca. 1973. Only a couple of dozen (40-50) of Steltmans were ever made, which makes this design icon an extremely rare piece. As one of the final projects ...
Oak
Set of richly provenanced G. Rietveld Zig Zag chairs, made G.A. van de Groenekan
By Gerrit Rietveld, Gerard van de Groenekan
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A set of two Zig Zag chairs from the ''Van Dantzig'' Rietveld house, commissioned by Dora Mees to be executed as the original 1934 design, and manufactured by Rietveld 's carpenter G...
Elm