De Stijl

De Stijl (Dutch for 'The Style') was formed in the early 20th century by Theo van Doesburg and other artists, designers and architect. Originally, it was restricted to art but was then translated into Design. A famous example of De Stijl architecture is the Schroeder house in Utrecht, The Netherlands which was designed by Gerit Rietveld. Sadly this was the only building completely realized to the principles of the De Stijl movement during the period in which the movement was active.

Floor plan of the Rietveld Schroeder House (source)

The members of this moment strived to seek purity of the highest level. To create a new form of design that would be universally understood and would not become outdated over time. They stripped away any unneeded details and left only the basics: vertical and horizontal lines, black, white and the 3 primary colours. Their work has no intricate carved wood work or bombastic stone work. Instead, it engages the viewer to think about what they would be seeing

van Doesberg font. (source)

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The lack of intricate detailing and excessive decoration prevents their design pieces from becoming old and stuffy in the future. Work by De Stijl still appears contemporary, even today. Because of this it has a timelessness that prevents it from appearing outdate. This timelessness can be translated as as stillness.