DWB

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DWB is the abbreviation for the Deutscher Werkbund, a pioneering German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists founded in 1907 that significantly influenced modern design and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
architectural association
artists association
design association
design exhibition
industrial association
slogan
activePeriod 20th century
aim to improve the competitiveness of German companies in global markets
to integrate traditional crafts with industrial mass production
to raise the quality of German industrial design
associatedMovement functionalism
modernism
associatedWith Deutscher Werkbund
country Germany
field applied arts
architecture
design
industrial design
focus quality in form and function
standardization of industrial products
founded 1907
foundedIn Munich
influenced Bauhaus
International Style
surface form: International Style architecture

modern architecture
modern design
inspired corporate identity design in industry
language German
membershipIncludes architects
artists
designers
industrialists
motto Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau
notableMember Bruno Taut
Henry van de Velde
Hermann Muthesius
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
surface form: Mies van der Rohe

Peter Behrens
Walter Gropius
organized Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914
surface form: Werkbund Exhibition 1914
organizedBy Deutscher Werkbund
relatedTo Arts and Crafts movement
Bauhaus school of design
surface form: Bauhaus school
standsFor Deutscher Werkbund
typeOfOrganization non-profit association

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