Deutscher Werkbund
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The Deutscher Werkbund was an influential early 20th-century German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists that helped shape modern design and architecture by promoting the integration of high-quality craftsmanship with industrial mass production.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deutscher Werkbund canonical | 15 |
| German Werkbund | 3 |
| Die deutsche Werkbundarbeit | 1 |
| German Werkbund movement | 1 |
| German design reform movement | 1 |
| Werkbund Exhibition 1914 | 1 |
| Werkbund movement | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural association
ⓘ
design association ⓘ professional organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DWB
ⓘ
Deutscher Werkbund ⓘ
surface form:
German Werkbund
|
| coreConcept |
high-quality craftsmanship in industrial mass production
ⓘ
standardization of design ⓘ unity of art and technology ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
ⓘ
graphic design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| focus |
corporate identity and branding
ⓘ
housing and settlement design ⓘ product design ⓘ |
| founder |
Bruno Paul
ⓘ
Fritz Schumacher ⓘ Henry van de Velde ⓘ Hermann Muthesius ⓘ Josef Hoffmann ⓘ Peter Behrens ⓘ Richard Riemerschmid ⓘ Theodor Fischer ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
Dessau-Törten housing estate
ⓘ
surface form:
Werkbund Siedlung Stuttgart
|
| impact | professionalization of industrial design in Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bauhaus
ⓘ
International Style ⓘ
surface form:
International Style architecture
modern industrial design ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Munich ⓘ |
| motto | Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau ⓘ |
| movement |
German Werkbund movement
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| 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 |
Deutscher Werkbund
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Werkbund Exhibition 1914
|
| purpose |
improvement of the quality of German industrial products
ⓘ
integration of art, industry, and craft ⓘ promotion of modern design ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German Werkbund
this entity surface form:
Werkbund Exhibition 1914
this entity surface form:
German Werkbund
this entity surface form:
German Werkbund movement
this entity surface form:
German Werkbund
this entity surface form:
Werkbund movement
this entity surface form:
Die deutsche Werkbundarbeit
this entity surface form:
German design reform movement
subject surface form:
Werkbund Exhibition 1914
subject surface form:
Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau