Crown Paints Exterior Colour Book

B6574G

Rietveld Schroder House, 1924

De Stijl Mondrian Composition in Red, Yellow, Blue and Black, 1926

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X7162Y Cinnabar

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C7500B

P8125R

Black

Red Pepper X7114E

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N4230F

De Stijl (1917-1931) is a dutch term meaning style. VanDoesburg and Mondrian created amagazine titled De Stijl about their ideas on art theory. Architect Rietveld Schroder joined the group later and created the only building to truly follow theDe Stijl principles. TheDe Stijl concept was a reaction against the horrors of the FirstWorldWar, it aimed to restore harmony and order. The Eames House in Los Angeles built 20 years later took inspiration fromDe Stijl, as graphic design does today with reduced formand simple lines. The use of block colour was highly innovative and forward thinking.

KEYDESIGN FEATURES:

REINFORCEDCONCRETE LARGEGLASSWINDOWS STEEL WHITE EXTERIORS CUBE SHAPES RATIONAL GEOMETRY FLAT ROOFS MINIMAL DESIGN&DECORATION

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ABSTRACTDESIGN PRIMARY COLOURS SIMPLEGEOMETRY CLEAN LINES

Eames House, 1948

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