July 10, 2017

Text: Zoe Kaplan

De Stijl’s Centennial Celebrated at the Municipal Museum of the Hague

“Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style,” at the Municipal Museum of the Hague presents furniture, architectural models, and drawings. Image courtesy of Van Moorsel/New Institute.

De Stijl, which began as an art publication a century ago, ended up being the most influential design movement in Dutch history. Among the nationwide centennial celebrations, “Architecture and Interiors. The Desire for Style,” at the Municipal Museum of the Hague on June 10 to September 17, presents furniture, architectural models, and drawings. An orange, green, and black blueprint for a 1918 house and an equally colorful 1924 competition entry for a shopping arcade are both by Theo van Doesburg, who co-founded De Stijl with Piet Mondrian.

Theo van Doesburg, Model of Maison d’Artiste, 1923. Image courtesy of Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen Stichting/New Institute.
An orange, green, and black blueprint for a 1918 house by Theo van Doesburg. Image courtesy of Van Moorsel/New Institute.
1924 competition entry for a shopping arcade by Theo van Doesburg. Image courtesy of Van Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen Stichting/New Institute.

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