The Werkbund
Subtitle: Design Theory and Mass Culture before the First World War
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: December 25, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780300068986
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Industrial / Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture; 20th Century Architecture; Design; Art & Art Instruction; Architecture; Germany; European; Industrial Design - General; Art / History / European; 19th century; 20th century; Art and industry; Decorative arts; Deutscher Werkbund; History
Description: During the period before World War I, the German Werkbund was at the center of attempts to forge new theories of architecture and design in light of the momentous technological and economic developments of modernity. In this fascinating book, Frederic J. Schwartz explores the ideological and aesthetic positions at the core of debates that embroiled the prominent architects, critics, sociologists, economists, and politicians who had united in the Werkbund during this pivotal era.