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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural association
design association
professional organization
activeInPeriod early 20th century
alsoKnownAs DWB
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 NERFINISHED
Henry van de Velde
Hermann Muthesius
Josef Hoffmann
Peter Behrens
Richard Riemerschmid NERFINISHED
Theodor Fischer NERFINISHED
hasLanguage German
hasSubOrganization Werkbund Siedlung Stuttgart
impact professionalization of industrial design in Germany
inception 1907
influenced Bauhaus
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
Mies van der Rohe
Peter Behrens
Walter Gropius
organized 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 (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Peter Behrens
Walter Gropius
memberOf
Deutscher Werkbund ("German Werkbund")
alsoKnownAs
AEG Turbine Factory ("German Werkbund movement")
associatedWith
Peter Behrens ("German Werkbund")
movement
Deutscher Werkbund ("Werkbund Exhibition 1914")
organized

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