ROME.- MAXXI pays tribute to the Dutch master, his world and his influences on the art and architecture of today. For the first time in Italy a major exhibition is presenting projects, furnishings, interiors, models and videos. Architect, craftsman and woodworker, interior and furniture designer, teacher and skilled designer of exhibitions and exhibition spaces, Rietveld was also an anticipator of many of the developments in current architecture and the contemporary idea of democratic design in which quality is married to mass production. MAXXI Architettura is presenting the first Italian monographic exhibition on Gerrit Rietveld (Utrecht 1888–1964) and his universe, from 14 April to 10 July 2011, co-produced by MAXXI with the Central Museum of Utrecht and NAi Rotterdam, curated by Maristella Casciato, Domitilla Dardi and Ida van Zijl. The exhibition—with over 100 works of architecture