- Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Wilhelm Wagenfeld (*
April 15 ,1900 ,Bremen ,Germany — †May 28 ,1990 ,Stuttgart ,Germany ) was an important German industrial designer of the 20th Century, disciple and teacher ofBauhaus . He designed glass and metal works for the Jenaer GlaswerkSchott & Gen., the Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke in Weißwasser, Rosenthal,Braun GmbH and WMF. Some of his designs are still produced until these days.One of his classics is a timeless tablelamp, known as "Wagenfeld Lampe", 1924, which he designed together with Karl J. Jucker. In cooperation withCharles Crodel his works found their way in exhibitions and museums. Thereto Crodel developed a patented decoration technique for the industrial mass production.Bibliography
*cite book|title=Wilhelm Wagenfeld: (1900-1990)|author=Beate Manske, Volker Albus, Bernd Altenstein|publisher=Hatje Cantz Publishers|year=2001 (ISBN 3-7757-0886-3)
External links
*{http://www.mastersofmodernism.com/?page=Lighting&sp=tl&item=5
*http://www.mastersofmodernism.com/?page=Lighting&sp=tl&item=1
*http://www.mastersofmodernism.com/?page=Lighting&sp=tl&item=2
*http://www.mastersofmodernism.com/?page=Hardware&item=5
* [http://www.designaddict.com/design_index/index.cfm/fuseaction/designer_show_one/DESIGNER_ID/227/index.cfm Biography and important design works]
* [http://www.wilhelm-wagenfeld-stiftung.de/ Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Foundation]
* [http://www.bauhaus.de/bauhaus1919/biographien/biographie_wagenfeld.htm Biography at Bauhaus]
* [http://www.museumderdinge.de/werkbund_archiv/protagonisten/wilhelm_wagenfeld.php Wagenfeld at German Werkbund]
* cite web |publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum
url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/10025-popup.html
title= Table Lamp MT8
accessdate= 2007-11-19
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