MOBEL
[So Wohnen: Band 5]
Karl Kaspar [introduction]
Karl Kaspar [introduction]: MOBEL. Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1965. First edition [So Wohnen: Band 5]. Text in German. Octavo. Perfect bound photo illustrated thick wrappers. 188 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Guide to manufacturers with illustrated marks. Spine lightly creased and worn, otherwise a nearly fine copy.
6.25 x 9 softcover book [Volume 7 in the So Wohnen series] with 188 well-illustrated pages of contemporary home furnishings, circa 1960. Whenever you find a book published by Verlag Gerd Hatje you can rest assured you are getting the good stuff: a finely curated selection of contemporary goods, excellent photo reproduction, clean modern design and typography, and -- as a bonus for all you collectors out there -- this series includes a short history of each manufacturer and a reproduction of their manufacturing marks. This information could prove useful to certain enterprising individuals.
Includes Seating by Egon Eiermann, Rudolf Frank, Ernst Dettinger, Gunter Enkel, Wilfred Kohnemann, Kusch & Co., Bandixen, R. Pohlen, Dieter Waeckerlin, Wilde & Spieth, Carlheinz Bergmiller, Ernst Moeckl, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Knoll International, Paul Sumi, Gustav Herkstroter, Otto F. Pollak, Michael Bayer, W. Herren, Hanno Von Gustedt, Gebruder Thonet, Gruppe 61, Architekt Moeckl, Drabert Sohne, L. & C. Arnold, Bader-Diehl, Kurt Freyer, Jurg Bally, Dipl.-Ing. Hans Konecke, Charles Eames, Herman Miller Furniture Company, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Rolf Grunow, Martin Grierson, Rangau-Mobel, Raimund Schubert, Edelhard Harlis, H. Eichenberger, M. Engler, R. Haussmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Moller, Carl Aubock, Mobelfabriken Ernst Kaufmann, Florence Knoll, Peter Raacke, Herbert Hirche, Hans Gugelot, Estelle & Erwine Laverne,Architekt Josef Pentenrieder, Atelier Fur Form Und Raum, J. Malkmus, Werner Bushcer, Otto Wegmuller, Johan Hagen, and W. M. Kellner.
Includes Tables and Desks by Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Herman Miller Furniture Company, George Nelson, Teamform, Max Niggl, Mobefabrik Wilhelm Renz KG, Horst Wilhelmy, Dieter Waeckerlin, Karl-Friedrich Rothe, Haslocher Ausziehtisch & Mobelfabrik A. Hainke, Florence Knoll, Dipl.-Ing. Hans Konecke, Pohlschroder & Co., Peter Raacke, Herbert Hirche, Christian Holzapfel, Estelle & Erwine Laverne, Andreas Christen, Erwin Behr, Georg Satink, Atelier fur Form und Raum, J. Malkmus, and Otto Wegmuller.
Includes Storage and Cabinets by Gunter Bosse, Tecta Mobel, Hans Gugelot, Estelle & Erwine Laverne, Erwin Behr, Antoine Philippon, Dieter Waeckerlin, Knoll International, Inform GmbH, Architekt Josef Pentenrieder, Architekt Christoph Baudisch, Architekt Dieter Reinhold, Architekt Werner Buchser, Paul Mccobb, Georg Satink, Architekt H. Magg, Architekt B. Lieber, Kurt Gunther, Horst Brechtmann, Florence Knoll, Atelier Fur Form Und Raum, J. Malkmus, Otto Wegmuller, Gebruder Lubke Kg, Ingemaria & Ulrich Hermstruwer, and Pieletta-Werke.
Includes Kitchen Material by Mobelfabriken Dr. Becher & Co., Norbert Schlagheck, Odo Klose, Gebruder Leicht, Fr. Poggehpohl Kg, Sell-Haus Und Kuchentechnik GmbH, Wilhelm Stuke, H. Rottmann, Mobelfabrik Westfalia, Antoine Philippon, Jacqueline Lecoque, And Tiesla-Tks Mobel Werke GmbH.
Gerd Hatje (1915 - 2007) was born in Hamburg in 1915 and apprenticed as a typesetter in Stuttgart, where he started the Humanitas Verlag in 1945. The publishing house was renamed Verlag Gerd Hatje in 1947. His varied interests were reflected in his publishing program, where he concentrated on publishing art books of the highest quality. Among the books he published are some of the best designed art, design, and architecture books of the twentieth century. Hatje was always concerned with quality, both in books and art. He once said, "For me, there is neither a past nor a future in art. A work of art that cannot always exist in the present is not worth talking about." In his words, publishing is the process by which "intellectual spaces are made accessible."