Wilhelm Wagenfeld: Lamps @ the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus, Bremen
“I assure you that you and your work are the model case for what the Bauhaus has been after” wrote Walter Gropius to Wilhelm Wagenfeld in April 1965.
Just how Wilhelm Wagenfeld developed that “model case” “after” Bauhaus is explored, at least in terms of one design genre, in that genre for which Wilhelm Wagenfeld is most popularly known as a Bauhaus model, in the exhibition Wilhelm Wagenfeld: Lamps at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus Bremen.
5 New Architecture & Design Exhibitions for May 2019 – Bauhaus Special
More or less……
…..while 3 of the 5 have a direct connection to Bauhaus, 5 of the 5 are very much in the spirit of the attempts of inter-War architects and designers to reform architecture and design, to establish a new architecture and design for the new society, attempts in which Bauhaus played an important role.
And for those seeking escape from Dessau and Weimar, figuratively not physically, we refer you to our more general 5 New Architecture & Design Exhibitions for May 2019 recommendations….
Wilhelm Wagenfeld: Die Form ist nur Teil des Ganzen, Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus Bremen
“The purpose of an object is of secondary importance” claimed the German designer and artist Wilhelm Wagenfeld, “the use however
Bauhaus Uni Weimar: Summaery 2010
Yesterday afternoon took us over the border to Thüringen and the opening of the annual summer exhibition at the Bauhaus
(smow)offline: Wilhelm Wagenfeld “Weiterwirken in die Zeit hinein”
While we are in Milan enriching the good and fair minded hoteliers of the north-Italian Metropolis; life here in Germany
Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat … don’t waste your money on illegal tat
Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Save
(smow)offline: Bauhaus. A Conceptual Model
We’re just a touch late with this one, but since July 22nd the Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin has been
Happy Birthday Bauhaus!
One of Europe’s most important design institutions today celebrates the 90th anniversary of its establishment. For fans of purist design
New by smow: The Tecnolumen Bauhaus Lamp from Wagenfeld
There are a range of Bauhaus classics that on account of their form, history or there functionality are universally known