Book 'Die Form Ohne Ornament' (Form without Ornament)
Object No. 89/1590
Counting Peter Behrens, Richard Riemerschmidt, Josef Maria Olbrich, Wiener Werkstätte and Josef Hoffmann among its founding members, the DWB was an association of German architects, designers and industrialists who supported new forms that demonstrated an understanding of materials and technologies in mass production and considered ornament indulgent and unnecessary. Die Form Ohne Ornament (Form without ornament) was published by the Deutscher Werkbund (DWB), the first in the series Bucher Der Form (Books on Form). The series contained critical essays and images of products that exemplified what the DWB considered examples of preeminent modern industrial design. The 1924 Forme ohne Ornament exhibition in Stuttgart put on display handcrafted, preindustrial alongside industrially manufactured designs. This exhibition exposed the various preoccupations of the DWB, including issues of standardization, economies of production, and the manufacture of aesthetically pleasing mass produced goods. Campbell Bickerstaff 2013
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Summary
Object Statement
Book, 'Die Form Ohne Ornament' (Form Without Ornament), first edition, compiled by Deutscher Werkbund, 1924, published by Deutscher Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, Germany, 1925
Physical Description
A book with cream coloured woven binding with black lettering and includes black and white photographs of items of industrial design, furniture design, interior design. Foreword written by Dr Wolfgang Pfleiderer and introduction by Dr Walter Riezler. There is a loose sheet of paper inside the book with German text in orange coloured print.
DIMENSIONS
Height
265 mm
Width
195 mm
Depth
15 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
First edition copy published in Stuttgar, Germany in 1925 by Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. The Deutscher Werkbund (DWB)was established in Munich in 1907 with the aim of 'selecting the best representatives of art, industry, craft and trades, of combining all efforts toward high quality in industrial work'. This book documents the work of this significant influence on the development of the industrial design movement. It also reflects the significant impact of the Bauhaus on twentieth century design.
HISTORY
Notes
Compilation of 173 photographs of items of industrial design, furniture, design, interior design with descriptions. German text. The Deutscher Werkbund (DWB)was established in Munich in 1907 with the aim of 'selecting the best representatives of art, industry, craft and trades, of combining all efforts toward high quality in industrial work'. This book documents the work of this significant influence on the development of the industrial design movement. It also reflects the significant impact of the Bauhaus on twentieth century design.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1989
Acquisition Date
18 December 1989
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