Lilly Reich (1885 – 1947) – German Interior Designer
2023-03-31
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 is the History of Modern Architecture Designer
2023-03-28
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 – 19th Century Construction Toy
2023-03-21
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 →
Peter Behrens (1868 – 1940) – German Architect/Designer
2023-03-16
Peter Behrens (1868 – 1940) was a German graphic artist, architect and designer. He studied at the Karlsruhe and in Düsseldorf and Munich.Read More →
AEG – German Lighting Firm – Est. 1883
2023-03-12
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 (1932 – 2019) – industrial Designer – Poet of Light
2023-02-22
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) German textile designer
2023-02-22
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 (1878 – 1942), German Sculptor and Designer
2023-02-20
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 →
Million Mark Note – Design Classic
2023-02-20
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 →
Theodor Bogler (1897-1968) German Ceramicist and Designer
2023-01-10
Theodor Bogler (1897 – 1968) studied at the Bauhaus and the University of Munich. He designed a 1923 mocha machine in ceramics for serial production. His earthenware kitchen containers by Velten-Vordamm ceramic factory were shown at the Bauhaus Exhibition.Read More →