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THE ART OF SIMPLICITY

Even among those who have not studied art, the Dutch art movement known as De Stijl is surely a familiar name. Originating in 1917, the De Stijl movement advocated for a return to simplicity, eliminating unnecessary forms and focusing on the essence of art through the use of minimal straight lines, rectangles, and three primary colours. This concept not only influenced later architectural styles such as Bauhaus, but it also inspired the birth of the Hong Kong interior design company De Stijl Interior Design.

Founded in 2018, the company’s design philosophy is about the pursuit of simplicity from the

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