Young Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) learned the trade of furniture making in his father’s workshop. But he utterly disliked the style of the massive, ornamental furniture he was building there. He opened his own workshop, studied industrial art and architecture. From his drawing table came several industrial buildings as well as housing projects, such as the Rietveld–Schröder house. But his furniture brought the Dutchman most of his fame, with designs as the Zig Zag, or the Red and Blue chair.