By Editor Design.nl / 07-07-2010

Thursday 24 June kicked off the international Rietveld Year with Rietveld currant buns (‘krentenbollen), the launch of the Rietveld iPhone application, the start of the multidisciplinary programme and the publication of the Rietveld Magazine.

The city of Utrecht is rightly proud to have within its city limits, the most Rietveld buildings and the fact that the Centraal Museum is the owner of the largest Rietveld collection in the world. Rietveld’s work is characterised by its craftsmanship, the possibility of reuse and sustainability, important up and coming and contemporary values. That is why the city of Utrecht has proclaimed the year 2010 as Rietveld Year. The year is regarded as the starting point of a longterm campaign to profile Rietveld as an icon of the city and province of Utrecht and to permanently link his name to Utrecht.

Programme
The Rietveld Year has a multidisciplinary character. The aim is to gain interest from the general public in the life and ideas of Gerrit Rietveld. This is why the Central Museum is collaborating with various partners, including the Dutch Film Festival, Premsela, residents of Rietveld houses, Armando Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Utrecht Manifest, Dick Bruna, rock act C-Mon & Kypski, the University of Utrecht, Technical University Delft, the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) and the Van Gogh Museum. Highlights include Rietveld architecture routes and the exhibition Rietveld’s Universe hosted at the Centraal Museum which runs between 20 October 2010 and 30 January 2011.
 
Rietveld iPhone application
Rietveld realised over 100 projects in the Netherlands. These projects have been included in the Rietveld Architecture iPhone application, developed in collaboration with Makayama. The application is free to download. With the application you can see, wherever you are in the Netherlands, if there is a Rietveld building in the vicinity. With the navigation system you can find the location of the building.
 
Rietveld Magazine
Rietveld was an appealing architect and designer, but also a very special man. Both these aspects have been highlighted in the Rietveld Magazine, which is compiled in collaboration with Eigen Huis & Interieur (Home & Design) magazine. The magazine also includes a programme with a complete overview of all activities. The magazine is distributed during the events and can be purchased at the Centraal Museum.

For the full programme, please visit the Rietveld Year website.

Rietveld Year
24 June until 30 January 2011

Photography: Ernst Moritz 2009
 

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