Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
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Imagine a time with no computers but with lots of craftsmanship and creativity. My name is Andrea and this is my library of art & design history, inspiration from the past.
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
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Postcards of the Wertheim Store in Berlin, 1909. Shoe and hat department, Winter garden, Arts & Crafts and carpet department. and last but not least – automobiles. Architect: Alfred Messel. Maas Museum
Built in 1906 on Leipziger Platz and designed by architect Alfred Messel (1853-1909), the Wertheim department store was one of the most famous commercial buildings in Europe. After an extension in 1906, it was also one of the largest: it included a spacious glass-roofed courtyard, numerous elevators and an enormous range of goods under one roof ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
3w ago
Jacob and Josef Kohn, Cradle, 1875-1899. Bentwood. Vienna, Austria.
J and J Kohn offered several designs of cradles; this is number 1571, perhaps the most extreme example in Art Nouveau style. Via maas museum ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
2M ago
Verner Panton, Spiral lamp, 1970. Grassi Museum 2/ White version. Acryl. Manufacturer J. Lüber, Switzerland. The Verner Panton Collector ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
3M ago
Emile Gallé, vase with metal mount, 1895-1900. Nancy, France. Via Grassi Museum Leipzig ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
3M ago
Frederick Judd Waud, Rum Row, 1922. Via Art Gallery X ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
3M ago
It’s not history but I like it. Bouke de Vries for Dries Van Noten.
He reclaims broken pots after their accidental trauma, calling it ‘the beauty of destruction’. Instead of reconstructing them, he deconstructs them. Installation on display at Galerie Quai Malaquais, Paris, until March 12th ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
3M ago
Portable Radio Carnaby, 1970. Blaupunkt, Germany. Via Hifi Archiv ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
4M ago
Enzo Mari, The Nature Series No. 1: La Mela (The Apple) with Elio Mari. 2/ Modells for “Proposta per un'autoprogettazione”, 1973. 3/ The Nature Series No. 4 The Panther. 4/ Formosa perpetual wall calendar, 1963. Timor perpetual table calendar, 1966. 5/ La Mela e La Farfalla, printing draft of a book page, 1958/1969.
Future exhibition Enzo Mari, 29 March - 8 September 2024, Design Museum London ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
4M ago
Eero Saarinen, Interior view of General Motors Technical Center, Michigan, 1956. Foto Ezra Stoller ..read more
Design Is Fine. History Is Mine.
4M ago
Ernst Paul Lehmann, Toy car ‘Tut-Tut’, 1910-1920. Clockwork operated, metal, Brandenburg, Germany. Via Maas Museum ..read more