De Stijl me, baby!  I have always had a penchant for the Dutch art movement from the 1920s that went by that name (the style in Dutch) but it is looking particularly fresh to me at present.  The most recognizable artists associated with the movement are Theo van Dosenburg, Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Reitveld.  Their guiding principle was to use simplicity and abstraction to bring to life utopian ideas about harmony and order.  The design afficiandos among you will be familiar with Reitveld’s iconic Red and Blue Chair from 1917. It is crisp, clean and direct and that trifecta is really striking the right chord for me right now.  Apparently, I am not alone.  I recently discovered a fabulous collection of objects from the super fly British shop, Darkroom, called Stolen From De Stijl.  I am smitten: Read the rest of this post »