Prefab and Space

The academy buildings by Gerrit Rietveld

A film by Erik Slothouber

Gerrit Rietveld Academie – RietveldTV

Late in life, Gerrit Rietveld designed two academy buildings, one in Arnhem and one in Amsterdam. These buildings, considered a highlight in his career, include two themes that are common in Rietveld’s work. An architectural theme, space versus mass, and a theme related to the production of furniture and buildings, industrialisation versus craftsmanship.

The buildings in Arnhem and Amsterdam are very significant for both academic institutions. As spaces for art education, they form the stage for the students’ creative development and a source of inspiration. This documentary shows the history and importance of both buildings through a combination of original and archived footage, including audio recordings of the speech Rietveld gave at the opening of the academy in Arnhem.

Taal / Language Nederlands / Dutch

Ondertiteling / Subtitles Engels / English

Speelduur / Running time 24 min

Initiatief / Initiative Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Public Rietveld, Marieke Coppens, Vere van Hal

Script en regie / Direction Erik Slothouber

Montage / Editing Studio Wind & Co, Wouter van Bemmel

Camera / Camera Adri Schrover

Finishing / Finishing Loods, Lux & Lumen

Colorist / Coloring Xandra ter Horst

Muziek en geluidontwerp / Music and sound design Studio Wind & Co Wouter van Bemmel

Voice-over / Voice-over Gerrit Rietveld, Erik Slothouber, Freddy Vermeulen

Grafisch ontwerp / Graphic design Koen Slothouber

Vertaling en ondertiteling / Translation and subtitles Einion Ede

DVD duplicatie / DVD duplication DVD Replicatie

Foto’s / Photos Lood van Bennekom, Wim J.M. Bronkhorst, Ton Roelofsma, Ed Suister, Jan Versnel, Ad Windig, Pieter Wijtmans, Erik Slothouber (omslag / cover)

Werkstudenten / Students’ work Raven Opal Amber Kiss, Alexander Köppel, Dóra Riederauer, Anne van de Ven

Deze film kwam tot stand mede dankzij de financiële ondersteuning van de Rietveld Stichting

This film was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Rietveld Foundation

No part of this documentary, whether text or image, may be used for any purpose other than research, academic or non-commercial use. The Gerrit Rietveld Academy has attempted to trace all copyright holders of the images. Should you nevertheless come across unnamed material of which you are the copyright holder, please contact public@rietveldacademie.nl.