Dick Bruna: Pure Dutch Design

Dick Bruna's character "miffy", the cartoon bunny, has grown over a period of 50 years to become an international phenomenon as a character in children's books and as a design icon.

Dick Bruna's entire work will have a permanent home in the dick bruna huis in Utrecht.

Dick Bruna's work (born in 1927) is distinguished by its sharp lines and colours.

This earned him a very individual place within the modernistic Dutch design tradition, which began with Gerrit Rietveld in the 1920's and stretched to Droog Design in the 1990's.

The search for a simple, clear design, often with a humorous streak and a sense of social awareness is part of Dutch history.

Eighty years after Gerrit Rietveld's famous red and blue chair, miffy has conquered the world: minimalism with a wink.

Bruna began his search for a simple, visual style in his youth when he worked in his father's publishing company as a designer of book covers.

His best-known creation is the world famous bunny, "miffy".

She has a face that consists of a little diagonal cross for a mouth and two dots for the eyes.