User:Horst-schlaemma/German design

German design refers to all forms of design in Germany, including interior design, urban design, fashion design, industrial design and architectural design. Germany is recognized as being a worldwide trendsetter and leader in design.

Prize winners(?)

 * de:Lucky Strike Designer Award

Product and industrial design
de:Produktdesign Bruno Paul, Colani, BRAUN
 * Breuhaus, famous for...
 * Marianne Brandt
 * Marcel Breuer, Peter Behrens, Wilhelm Wagenfeld
 * Gerd A. Müller, e.g. Lamy 2000 pen
 * Richard Sapper, Tizio Artemide Lampe ("world's best known")
 * Hans Schleger, Grants bottle
 * Colani, Christian Dell, Albrecht Graf von Goertz, Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld, Wilhelm Hofmeister, Friedrich-Ernst von Garnier, Dieter Witte
 * Hartmut Esslinger, early Apple computers (FRoG design, Fed.Rep. of Germany)
 * Hans Ledwinka, "inventor" of streamline design

Graphic design

 * Will Burtin, inventor of corporate design

Fonts
Jan Tschichold, Günter Gerhard lange, Herrmann Zapf, Paul Renner

Automobile design
Category:German automobile designers German car designers or designers of German brands.


 * Claus Luthe

Interior design
Mies van der Rohe, Peter Behrens, Dieter Rams

Design schools
Bauhaus, Expressionism

Fashion
German fashion is internationally famed for its elegant lines as well as unconventional young designs and the great variety of styles.

Possible order
"Made in Germany" - The Legacy (intro)
 * History
 * Bauhaus
 * NS time
 * Post-war design
 * BRD
 * DDR (Marten Stam?)
 * Current

Better: product categories?

Resources

 * SPIEGEL Special
 * HDG 1950 until today