Oscar Barnack (1879 – 1936) and the first 35mm camera
2021-07-08
The Leica 1, the first functional 35 mm camera, was introduced in Germany in 1925, making photography much more accessible to the general public.Read More →
Emmy Roth (1885 – 1942) German / Israeli Silversmith
2021-07-05
In 1916, she established her workshop in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Her early work was influenced by the Baroque, but her later work was more straightforward, as evidenced by her fruit dish in The Studio, 1929.Read More →
FROGDESIGN (1969) German international design firm
2021-06-29
Frogdesign made a global impact in the 1980s by virtue of its products’ visual expressiveness and ergonomic success, traits that attracted an extensive and prestigious client listRead More →
Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900 – 1990) German architect and industrial designer
2021-06-24
He was an assistant lecturer at the Bauhaus in Weimar from 1922 to 1929, where he primarily designed lighting fixtures. Read More →
Albert Reimann (1874 – 1971) German metalworker and educator
2021-06-22
Albert and his wife Klara Reimann founded the Schülerwerkstatten für Kleinplastik (School for Small Sculpture) in Berlin in 1902. Reimann was a gifted craftsman who created prototypes to produce bronze, copper, silver, gold, and pottery. Read More →
Million Mark Note – Design Classic
2021-06-16
Design Classic – Influential and important design Million Mark Note Designer: Herbert Bayer: wool upholsteryRead More →
Hermann Zapf (1918 – 2015) German Typographer and Calligrapher
2021-06-13
Hermann Zapf (1918 – 2015) was born and educated in Nuremberg. Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, a calligrapher and typeface designer, was his wife. Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino are some of the typefaces he developed.Read More →
Abstract Geometric Bauhaus Prints
2021-06-10
When you purchase this item, you get all four prints shown in the main photo. All of our prints are created by a process called Giclée (a French word for “spray’). Read More →
Walter Gropius Bauhaus Artwork T-Shirt (Short and Long-Sleeve)
2021-06-10
This lovely tee is inspired by the work of the German architect Walter Gropius. He founded the Bauhaus School and, along with Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture.Read More →
Walter Gropius (1883 – 1969) is the history of modern architecture
2021-06-10
Walter Gropius (1883 – 1969) was an architect born in Germany in the early twentieth century who contributed to the founding of the Bauhaus School. He lived in the United States after 1937 and taught at Harvard University, where he continued to defend the principles of Bauhaus, especially the use of functional materials and clean geometric designs.Read More →
Bauhaus Wall Art Print – Herbert Bayer and Walter Gropius
2021-06-09
The Bauhaus exhibition of 1923 was the first public presentation of the Bauhaus art movement founded as an art school in 1919. From August 15 to September 30, 1923, it took place at three locations in Weimar and showed works created at the BauhausRead More →
“Arbeitsrat für Kunst” art and architecture group in Germany
2021-06-08
The Arbeitsrat für Kunst (Workers’ Council for Art) was an art and architecture organisation in Germany.Read More →
Lilly Reich (1885 – 1947) – German interior designer and furniture and exhibition designer
2021-06-04
Lilly Reich (1885 – 1947) was a German interior designer and furniture and exhibition designer.Read More →
Arzberg Porcelain – prestigious German design
2021-06-04
Arzberg is regarded as one of the most prestigious porcelain design houses in the world. The definition of good design. Arzberg combines aesthetics, functionality, and durability.Read More →
Ingo Maurer (1932 – 2019) – German industrial designer – Poet of Light
2021-06-03
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 →
Erna Zarges-Dürr (1907-2002) – German silversmith
2021-05-29
Erna Zarges-Dürr (1907-2002) was a German silversmith. She was professionally active Pforzheim, Leipzig, Berlin. and Stuttgart. Between 1924-27, she trained at Bruckmann und Söhne, Heilbronn, as the first women in the silversmiths’ department. From 1927, she studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Pforzheim, under Theodor Wende and others. Read More →
Friedrich Adler (1878 – 1942) German sculptor and designer
2021-05-29
First designer to work with bakelite
Friedrich Adler (1878 – 1942) was a German designer, educator, and artist. He was well-known for his work in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco genres of metals design. He was also the first to employ bakelite in his designs. He created his designs with a wide range of things and materials.Read More →
Margaret Leischner (1908 – 1970) German textile designer
2021-05-26
She began teaching weaving at the Bauhaus in 1931. She worked at the Dresdener Deutsche Werkstatten in 1931, designing woven textiles, and was the head of the weaving department at the Berlin Modeschule from 1932 to 1936. She worked as the head designer for Gateshead, a British fabric manufacturer.Read More →
Winold Reiss (1886-1953) German artist and designer
2021-05-23
Winold Reiss (1886-1953) was a German artist and designer. He was born September 16, 1886,Read More →
AEG (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft) (established 1883)
2021-05-18
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 →