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Jul

13

2016

Entrance to Station Stadtpark by Otto Wagner (Photo: Manfred Helmer, © and courtesy Wiener Linien)

If the (hi)story of 20th century architecture and design is unimaginable without the contribution made by Austria/Hungary/Austria-Hungary; then the contribution

Jun

01

2016

“…the strict, logical lines which avoid anything unnecessary and which with the sleekest form and through the simplest means embodies the modern objectivity”¹, with this, glowing, description of his design the Supreme Court of the German Reich in Leipzig awarded on June 1st 1932 Mart Stam the artistic copyright of the cubic, quadratic, cantilever chair, and thus settled arguably the very first legal dispute over the copyright of the form of a piece of furniture intended for industrial mass production.

May

16

2016

As an architectural theorist and experimental constructor Konrad Wachsmann played an important role in the development of architectural thinking in

Apr

03

2016

Henry van de Velde not only helped define Art Nouveau, he was also party to Art Nouveau’s christening; even if

Feb

11

2016

Sand is not a material on which many architects would hope to successfully build a project, far less a career.

Jan

31

2016

Le Centre Pompidou, Paris (Photo Maureen, via commons.wikimedia.org)

In 1969 the then French President Georges Pompidou announced his desire that Paris should posses a large museum dedicated to

Oct

23

2015

Before Fritz Haller achieved international recognition for the USM modular furniture system, he was…….. a steel construction system! Born in

Sep

18

2015

Celebrated as the salvation of design. Denounced as kitsch. Fresh & invigorating. Vain & hifalutin. A watershed in design history.

Aug

20

2015

“Father of Eero…..” So or similar is in many circles the accepted form for referring to the Finnish architect and

Jul

23

2015

Weissenhofsiedlung Stuttgart Houses 28 29 30 by Mart Stam

“The challenges of contemporary housing are rooted in the changing materials, social and intellectual structures of our time; and can

Jul

21

2015

rescue station on Binz Beach by Ulrich Müther (completed 1968)

The so-called “Teepott” on the promenade at Warnemünde on Germany’s Baltic See coast is a rare and precious construction. Not

Jul

10

2015

“The essence of the Thonetschen invention is that when bending a steamed piece of wood the neutral layer is relocated

Jul

01

2015

“I intend to run the institution such that in terms of craftsmanship the best possible is achieved, and to foster

Jun

17

2015

Charles Eames is arguably the best known representative of post-war American design. His works are certainly the most commonly recognized

May

25

2015

“Rare is the human backside that hasn’t found solace and support in Mr. Day’s most famous creation”, thus, with just

Apr

09

2015

The (hi)story of contemporary design isn’t just about those designers, artists and architects who have, literally, formed the past century

Mar

27

2015

How to celebrate the birthday of man all celebrate? What words can one find to honour the birthday of the

Mar

10

2015

“I am rather silent, resolute and industrious. I can use any tool or machinery with dexterity.” So described a 21

Nov

17

2014

Whereas the vast majority of successful and popular furniture designers have an architecture or handcraft background, there are naturally exceptions.

Nov

15

2014

US Patent 775134 Razor King Camp Gillette on November 15th 1904

Despite the transient nature of the definition of “design”, an important role of the designer is unquestionably solving problems. And

Nov

07

2014

“The belief that New York needs a Museum of Modern Art scarcely requires apology. All over the world the rising

Sep

11

2014

George Nelson study and a living room An Exhibition for Modern Living Detroit Institute of Arts

As has oft been noted in these pages, the years following the Second World War were years of quick, radical,

Sep

09

2014

Poul Henningsen Artichoke Lamp Louis Poulsen

For a man who is universally lauded as one of the most important Danish designers of the 20th century, there

Aug

09

2014

As previously noted in these pages the (hi)story of modernism is largely one of successful male/female partnerships, the most famous

Aug

06

2014

August 6th 1920 Happy Birthday Anna Castelli Ferrieri

“Plastic was equivalent with America for us. Only Bakelite came from Europe. Right? But after the war, everything plastic came

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