Movement
De Stijl
Explore in the Atlas →A Dutch movement founded in 1917 around Theo van Doesburg's journal, pursuing a universal abstract language of straight lines, rectangular planes and primary colour (neoplasticism); realised architecturally in Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House.
Collectivity Production
Details
- Origin
- Leiden, Netherlands
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- influenced International Style
- influenced Bauhaus
Sources
- Hans L. C. Jaffé. De Stijl 1917–1931: The Dutch Contribution to Modern Art. Meulenhoff, 1956.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "De Stijl." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/de-stijl/. Accessed July 17, 2026.