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 →
Friedrich Adler, born in Germany in 1878, was a versatile artist known for his work in art, design, and teaching before his tragic death in Auschwitz.Read More →
The Bauhaus was the most well-known design school of the 20th century. Herbert Bayer created notes in denominations of one million, two million, and two billion. The designs exemplify the ideology of hardline Modern Movement graphics.Read More →