De Stijl

De Stijl, also known as Neoplasticism, was a dutch movement founded in 1917.  The movement proposed abstraction and simplicity, using horizontal and vertical lines, rectangular shapes, bold, primary colours and the three non-colours (black,white and grey).  The works avoid any kind of symmetry and balance.

Gerrit Rietveld was a Dutch furniture designer and architect.  He was one of the principal members of the De Stijl movement.  He is very well known for his Red and Blue Chair and the Rietveld Schroder House.

Rietveld Schroder House 1924

Red and Blue Chair By Rietveld
1918

The De Stijl movement was greatly influenced by Cubist painting.  The movement was also influenced by The Bauhaus style and The International style however, it did not abide by their principles. (Taken from Wikipedia)

Today, De Stijl members still hold various exhibitions around the world.  Museums such as the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Gemeente Museum in The Hague, have a vast collection of works from this style.