Paul Haustein, born in 1880, gained fame through his versatile skills, such as enamelwork and metalworking. He worked for prestigious companies, taught metalworking, and his innovative design, like his lauded Art Deco tureen, influenced design movements significantly.Read More →
Novembergruppe 1918 was a German artists and architects’ group established in 1918 in Berlin. It was described as radical in its use of new expressive techniques and rejection of earlier forms of expression. Members included Hans Eisler, Walter Gropius, Hugo Häring, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Hans and Wassili Luckhardt, Erich Mendelsohn, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Bruno and Max Taut, Lyonel Feininger, Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Ludwig Meidner.Read More →
Jugendstil, an Art Nouveau style originating in Germany in the mid-1890s, evolved from floral to abstract, influencing jewelry and design. Hermann Obrist played a key role.Read More →
Lilly Reich (1885 – 1947), German designer, collaborated with Mies van der Rohe, joined Bauhaus, and exhibited internationally, leaving an influential design legacy.Read More →
Walter Gropius, a German architect, played a key role in the development of modern architecture, particularly through the founding of Bauhaus School.Read More →
Anchor Blocks, a German building system, influenced Frank Lloyd Wright’s design philosophy. Precisely engineered with durable materials, they were popular toys and collector’s items.Read More →
Jan Tschichold, a renowned typographer, revolutionized book cover design for Penguin Books in the 1930s, emphasizing simplicity and balance. His influence persists in modern graphic design.Read More →
Engineer Emil Rathenau founded AEG as the Deutsche Edison Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektrizitäts (DEG) two years after seeing Edison’s lighting at the Paris Exposition Internationale de l’Electricité in 1881.Read More →
Ingo Maurer was a German industrial designer who specialised in the development of lighting fixtures and installations. “Poet of Light” was his nickname.Read More →
Margaret Leischner (1908-1970), a German textile designer, studied at Bauhaus, and worked in London, leaving a legacy featured in MoMA and V&A collections.Read More →