Gerrit Rietveld – The Revolution of Space
17 May 2012 – 16 September 2012
 
Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld was one of the most important representatives of modernism. He created icons such as the Red Blue Chair and the Rietveld Schröder House, transferring the rigorous compositions of Piet Mondrian and other members of the De Stijl movement into objects and space. The exhibition wants to shed light on the life and work of the Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld. In particular, it looks at Rieveld’s personal and professional environment, thus revealing, who he was inspired by and who, in return, he influenced.


Confrontations – Contemporary Dutch Design
12 June 2012 – 02. September 2012
Vitra Design Musem Gallery

In conjunction with its major retrospective on Gerrit Rietvield, the Vitra Design Museum has invited six of the most innovative designers from the Netherlands to join a partner from the region in developing a design project. During the week of Art Basel from 12 to 16 June, these projects will be installed by the designers in the Vitra Design Museum Gallery, so that visitors can observe the creation of the exhibition. The spectrum of partners ranges from a molecular biology laboratory of the health care company Roche to the only female charburner in Switzerland.


Pop Art Design
29 September 2012 – 03 February 2013

Inspiring each other mutually, art and design of the Pop era developed a visual language that coins the world of media and consumption until today. The exhibition traces this dialogue with key works of artists such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg and of designers like George Nelson, Ettore Sottsass, Gaetano Pesce and Olivier Mourgue. This is a cooperation of the Vitra Design Museum with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.