HAUSRAT AUS KERAMIK, GLAS, METALL, HOLZ
Wie Wohnen: Band 1
Wilhelm Wagenfeld [introduction]
Wilhelm Wagenfeld [introduction]: HAUSRAT AUS KERAMIK, GLAS, METALL, HOLZ. Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1951. First edition [Wie Wohnen: Band 1]. Text in German. Octavo. Perfect bound photo illustrated thick wrappers. 147 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Guide to manufacturers with illustrated marks. Mild edge and spine wear. A nearly fine copy.
6.25 x 9 softcover book [Volume 1 in the Wie Wohnen series] with 147 well-illustrated pages of contemporary housewares, circa 1951. 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 Ceramics by Bunzlauer Keramik, Dr. Hermann Gretsch, Steuler-Industriewerke, Porzellanfabrik, Staatliche Mojolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe, Professor Wolfgang Von Wersin, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Furstenberger Porzellanfabrik, Trude Petri, Villeroy & Boch, Porzellanfabrik Arzberg, Rudolf Lunghard, Rosenthal-Porzellan, Karl Leutner, Arno Kiechle, Keramische Werkstatte, Gretel Schulte-Hostede, and others.
Includes Glass by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Sendlinger Optische Glaswerke, Jenaer Glaswerk, Professor Bruno Mauder, Richard Süssmuth, Karl Seyfang, Gral-Glas-Werkstätten, Wilhelm Görtler, Gebrüder Feix, Konrad Habermaier, Liselotte Oehring-Hoehne, Theresienthaler Krystallglasfabrik, Johann Oertel, Oberlausitzer Glaswerke, Immenhausen, Konrad Habermeier, Hans Von Poschinger, Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Josef Stadler, Gebrüder Feix, and others.
Includes Metal by Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Lutz & Weiss, Hessische Metallwerke, C. Hugo Pott, P. Bruckmann & Söhne, Silberwarenfabrik, Otto Kaltenbach, Oka-Besteckfabrik, Emil Schmidt, Schwäbische Zinn Und Silberschmiede Harald Buchrucker, Erhard & Söhne, and others.
Includes Wood and Woven Baskets by Johann Maier, Fritz Pfizenmair, Friedrich Hahn, Heinz Löffelhardt, Th. A. Winde, Staatliche Fachschule Fur Korbflechterei, Franz Derichs, and others.
Includes Watches and Clocks by Uhrenfabriken Gebrüder Junghans, Friedrich Mauthe, Kienzle Uhrenfabriken, and others.
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."