Deutscher Werkbund Movement

The Deutscher Werkbund Movement was founded in Munich, Germany by Herman Muthesius. The translation of this movement is the "german workshop". This movement is very closely related to the Art and Crafts movement. Germany's wish was for civilians to set the stage for the International Style and Art Deco style. The collaboration between design professionals with product manufacturers was to improve the competitiveness of German design. The Vienna workshop was established in 1903. This building became known as the Secession building. It is a exhibition building designed by Josef Olbrich. The Secession building is symbolic of the "proto-modern" building.

Fun fact: A symbolic architect from this movement is Otto Wagner. He was part of the Vienna Secession and taught at the Vienna Academy. He designs furniture to relate to his architecture. The perfect way to describe his design is a plain and clean interior with aluminum details.

Current Applications:

Discussion: For this movement I viewed Nikki's blog. I enjoyed her current application pictures and her reasoning for choosing them. She chose them because of the curvilinear lines and it really tied back to the design style we learned about. I also viewed Samantha's blog. She discussed the Werkbund movement took the style of the arts and crafts period with a twist by using mass production in coordination with design professionals and product manufacturers. Video: