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Whilst on my 1 hour tour of Dusseldorf I came across an exclusive department store for design, Stilwerk."stilwerk is a platform for international design, bringing together a world of premium branded products in the interior décor and living sectors that spans furnishings, living accessories, office and property interiors, gifts, fabrics, floor- ing, kitchen and bathroom design, consumer electronics and lighting and even fashion. stilwerk’s comprehensive roster of premier international manufactur- ers includes major names such as Artemide, B&B Italia, Bang & Olufsen, Capel- lini, Cassina, Cor, Driade, E15, Flos, Fritz Hansen, Gaggenau, Interlübke, Kartell, Ligne Roset, Moroso, Thonet, Tobias Grau, vitra, Walter Knoll, Wilkhahn, Zanotta and many more."Inspiring products and general cool stuff.Design forum- Quirky store selling designer products for the home-Love plates....click here Glass making, Germany-Rader Tableware-Adhoc- Tee-EI-Dibbern.....click here-Stelton......click here Danish tablewareBaulthaup- Kitchen design-Stainless steel products/bright colours, soft lines and curves- 'On the go" porducts- More decorative pieces, e.g appliances have a more beautiful nature than usual.
The symbol of modern design
Whilst In Berlin I visited the Bauhaus Archive, a non-profiting organisation that shows works of the students and masters that taught at the Bauhaus, it was really inspirational and interesting. The Bauhaus is said to be "The symbol of modern design".I was particularly interested in the teachings of Kandinsky and immediately bought a some gouache and set about painting once I returned back to Dusseldorf. Kandinsky taught a second semester course "Primary Artistic design". He believed in free art and free spirit and "loathed technical design for practical application" and had specific thoughts on colour leading to the creation of the Bauhaus trademark, yellow triangle, red square and blue circle.Masters and teachersWalter Gropius - Founder of the Bauhaus "Students should all be masters of craft".Moholy-Nagy- Taught the preliminary aspect of the course "Everybody is talented, it just needs to be fostered"Josef Albers- Believe students "...should work with simple materials and techniques"Johannes Itten-Invented the primary course. "Rhythm. The basic Principle of all creativity."StudentsMarianne Brant- Created silver and ebony teaset by private commision. She was influenced greatly by Moholy Nogy as the metal work shows sculptural realisations of his compositions.Bella Ullmann-Drawings/images created using gouache on paper, then cut and twisted. "Arrangement of circles, 1930"Otti Berger-Smooth and rough textures on paper with colour.Marcel Breuer-"Lath Chair, 1924"
Architecture-
-Highrise at Friedrichstrasse Station 1921 by Ludwig Miles Van Der Roche
-Bauhaus Dessau, school and representation of the institution
-The Red cube, single family home
On a new hunt for inspiration and ideas of new and upcoming talent, I took a visit to my old college to check out what the new students had produced. I was particularly inspired by the illustration work, particularly the work that wasn't done on paper, but other objects instead. Such as this ski jacket illustrated by painted images of the arctic.
