German architect, painter, and typographer peter behrens 18681940 was a leading voice in development of modern german culture. Peter behrens designer graphic designer artist 1868. In 1918, he published his book vom sparsamen bauen on. Revered designer peter ghyczy and his legendary cold war egg chair gets a solo exhibition at the brussels design museum.
Born in hamburg, behrens studied art in hamburg, karlsruhe, dusseldorf, and munich before establishing himself as a successful painter. However, by about 1890 he was influenced by the arts and crafts movement of. It was a solid five out of five stars, and i wish i could have kept reading. Some historians called peter behrens designs for aeg as first corporate identity design. Erik nitsche left an unmistakable mark on the world of design in his approximately 60 year career. But before he became an architect he was a painter in his youth and art nouveau designer of decorative and graphic art. Peter behrens biography infos for sellers and buyers. At the beginning of the century, he brought forth outstanding works in painting, architecture, graphic design and industrial design, which exerted a paramount influence in all these various fields, opening up uncharted territory for the generations to come.
Born 1868 in hamburg, peter behrens was a highly influential figure to both twentieth century german art development and to modern day society, in an international sense. We look at the 10 best design philosophies of all time. Peter behrens 14 april 1868 27 february 1940 was a german architect and designer. Peter behrens, born april 14, 1868, hamburgdied feb. Study 6 arth3010 test 2 essay questions flashcards from shaylie g. His expansive career included architecture and design, in which fields he introduced important philosophies while also laying foundations for the future. Concurrent with these developments, in germany peter behrens played an important role in graphic design. Leaving almost no field untouched, he worked as an art director, book designer, illustrator, typographer, graphic designer, photographer, advertiser, and packaging designer. In the same year as the formation of the deutscher werkbund, peter behrens travelled to berlin and was appointed artistic director of the firm aeg allgemeine elektrizitatsgesellschaft, a position he held until the outbreak of war in 1914. Peter behrens and a new architecture for the twentieth century anderson, stanford on. Most histories of twentiethcentury architecture cite peter behrens influence on three of his.
Peter behrens is a canadian novelist, screenwriter and short story writer. His buildings greatly influenced the architecture of the next generation in europe. Peter behrens is one of the most influential 20thcentury german architects. The deutscher werkbund german association of craftsmen. Peter behrens, canadian novelist, screenwriter and short. Peter behrens book design graphic arts princeton university. The aphorism is one of the most used and abused in design and architecture. Arth3010 test 2 essay questions art history 3010 with. Every aspect of the culture and its products was examined and. Meggs history of graphic design, chapters 9, 10, 11, 12. German architect and designer peter behrens was important to the modernist. Peter behrens contributions in modern architecture he was important for the modernist movement and several of the movements leading names in earlier stages of their careers. His work had such an important influence in these fields that. The werkbund became an important element in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, particularly in the later creation of the bauhaus school of design.
Peter zumthor architect biography, buildings, projects. A prolific selftaught architect, he was also an influential teacher. The book looks at the cultural and architectural context in which behrens. One of germanys greatest architects during the first decade of the 20th century, peter behrens was a pioneer of corporate design as well as modernist architecture buildings characterized by. The present work is one of the two best records of his work. Describe how peter behrens design developed from the philosophy of gesamkultur. Peter behrens and a new architecture for the twentieth century anderson. A consideration of the theater as the highest symbol of a culture, is believed to be the first to use sansserif type as a running book text. He enrolled in the school of art in karlsruhe in 1886, and studied there until 1889. Peter behrens, architect noted for his influential role in the development of modern. His role proved remarkable on a number of levels the evolution of a house style for the company is a. Peter behrens pioneer of modern industrial design scihi. He was a founder of modern objective industrial architecture and modern industrial design. Architect of minimalist and pure aesthetics, peter zumthor was born on april 26, 1943 in basel, switzerland.
Building materials spawned by the industrial revolution, such as iron, steel, and sheet glass, determined new architectural techniques. True tf the deutsche werkbund german association of craftsmen advanced a philosophy of gesamkultur, a new universal culture in a totally reformed, manmade environment. He simply and clearly stated his design philosophy. At the beginning of the century, behrens made a name for himself by producing outstanding works in painting, architecture, graphic design, and industrial design. In 1926 peter behrens designed new ways, a private dwelling in northampton, which is. Stanford andersons longawaited study of the great architect and designer peter behrens contribution to the visual culture of the twentieth century. Secondly, i discussed one of the most influential philosophers of the age friedrich. Most histories of twentiethcentury architecture cite peter behrens influence on. Behrens helped to develop a philosophy of neue sachlichkeit new objectivity in design, which emphasized technology, manufacturing processes, and function, with style subordinated to purpose. Describe how peter behrens s design developed from a philosophy of gesamkultur. It is beautifully supported by the illustrations and book design which i hereby. He moved to the united states in 1937, and for 20 years 19381958, he was the director of architecture at the.
Cite three examples of behrens s work to support your answer. Aegs logo and corporate design long before this concept actually existed. Initially, almost all architectural or design history books mention. Peter behrens was born in hamburg on april 14, 1868. Type design and architectural lettering introduction peter behrens is best known as an architect from the beginnings of modernism. All our watches are designed and developed inhouse by our young team to bring all new ideas of wristwatches to the market. Austere buildings with an existential purpose if credibility is established by the number of awards received, then architect peter zumthor has the royal flush, despite the fact that he has completed relatively few projects in nearly four decades. But before he became an architect he was a painter in his youth and. The deutsche werkbund saw design as a vehicle for societal progression meggs 2012 a similar idea shared by german art critics and behrens in 1900, in that there was a sure relationship between art and design to.
Peter behrens 1868 2018 tedesco copertina flessibile illustrato, 1 ago 2018. Peter behrens, a german artist, architect, and designer played a major role in the evolution of design during the first decade of the 20th century. Ft business book of the year a lockdown reading list. No formal training in architecture worked under peter behrens succeeded gropius as bauhaus director migrated to us and taught architecture at the illinois institute of technology designed skyscrapers of steel and glass which became models of skyscraper design throughout the world. Peter behrens was born on april 14, 1868, in hamburg, germany. Describe how peter behrenss design developed from a philosophy of gesamkultur. The beginning of modern architecture boundless art history. Peter behrens was appointed artistic advisor to aeg in 1907 and become intensely involved with its architectural, product, and graphic design programs at aeg until world war i. His debut novel, the law of dreams, won the 2006 governor generals award for english fiction. Peter behrens and a new architecture for the twentieth. Found in 2012, the name behrens was from a famous german architect and designer, peter behrens 18681940. Hamburg 1868 berlin 1940 peter behrens is one of the most influential 20thcentury german designers.
Carry me by peter behrens is a beautifully woven tale of the world wars that gives a unique perspective into the life of people in those times. In 1927, deutsche gasolin commissioned behrens to design petrol pumps and filling stations in order to avoid the accusation of deforming the environment. Peter behrens figure 1 was born 14 april 1868 in hamburg and died in berlin 27 february 1940. The first half of this book was incredibly addicting to me, and i could hardly put it down. His advanced thinking about design influenced architecture, industrial design, and graphic design, set the stage for the future.
Cite three examples of behrenss work to support your answer. Behrens started his career as a painter, illustrator and book binder but would eventually become an artistic consultant for aeg allgemeine. Later in 1966, zumthor went to new york to study industrial design and architecture as an exchange student at pratt institute. He was concerned with the relationships of art and design forms to social, technical, and cultural conditions and believed, after architecture, typography was the most characteristic picture of a. Detlef mertins, author of an exceptional monograph on the master architect, reveals how it came about and what it meant to him. Being the son of a cabinet maker he was given the training of the same profession at an early age. Peter behrens and a new architecture for the twentieth century. Behrens was an early advocate of sansserif typography, and his twentyfivepage booklet, celebration of life and art. In addition, he was a pioneer in the field of industrial design. When he came to aeg, he brought a simple but powerful design philosophy that became the enduring hallmark of our company and its products. From which we inspired our watches design based on his design philosophy. Now behrens full contribution to the history of twentiethcentury architecture is finally told, in stanford andersons. Great design is more than just good aesthetics, it is also the user experience of the design.
In addition, he was a pioneer in the field of industrial design after attending the fine arts school at hamburg, behrens went to munich in 1897 during the time of the renaissance of arts and crafts in germany. In the 1890s, behrens moved to munich, where he worked as a painter and designer using the jugendstil, or german art nouveau style. He was the third director of the bauhaus school of design, after walter gropius and hannes meyer, from 1930 until it disbanded in 1933. Peter behrens peter behrens 18681940 was germanys foremost architect in the early 20th century, as well as a painter and designer. Philosophy broke off from suprematism, industrial design. Professor peter behrens was a renaissance man in the true sense of the word.
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