1907 | 2007
The exhibition
"100 Years German of Werkbund" is coming to Manila to present one of the most important chapters of German cultural and economic history of the 20th century. The exhibition presents posters, models, furniture, design, drawings and photos which show vividly the achievements of the German Werkbund.
"100 Years German of Werkbund" exhibit will have an
opening program on April 04, 6pm at the
Metropolitan Museum of Manila that's free for all. The exhibition will then be open for viewing with an admission fee of
100PhP from
April 05 to May 25, 2019, every
Monday to Saturday at 10:00am to 5:30pm. This is an exhibition by the
Architekturmuseum at the TU in Munich and the
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa) presented by the Goethe-Institut in Manila.
About The Deutscher Werkbund
In October 1907, twelve artists and architects, including Peter Behrens, Josef Hoffmannn and Richard Riemerschmid, along with twelve Munich firms, joined to form the
Deutscher Werkbund. The founder members defined the purpose of the Werkbund as "refining craft work in the interaction of art, industry and craft, by education, by propaganda and by adopting a unified approach to all relevant questions". The aim to refine the entire industrialized world "from the sofa cushion to urban development" (Hermann Muthesius) from an artistic point of view and to "educate" the populace with "well"-formed objects defined the Deutscher Werkbund’s work until the last third of the 20th century.
When today’s businesses strive for uniform appearance, a Corporate Identity, and when there is world-wide understanding about designing industrial products and "industrial design" is taught at universities, developed by international companies and exhibited in museums, then this is to a very great extent to the credit of the Deutscher Werkbund.
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100 Years Deustcher Werkbund Press Release
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100 Years Deutscher Werkbund Poster
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100 Years Deutscher Werkbund Flyer
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