{"product_id":"9781848227385","title":"The Founders of the Werkbund","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first, in any language, to provide a comprehensive study of the founders of the German Werkbund: the 12 artists and 12 firms represented at the establishment of the organization in 1907. Although these 24 were not always in agreement, they were committed to a common cause: strongly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, their aim was to inspire good design and craftmanship in mass-produced goods and architecture. Together they put forward a dialogue about the nature of German culture, both visual and intellectual, and about the character of German design. They were representatives of the regional centres of Germanic culture - in Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, Weimar, and Vienna - and of craft-based industries throughout Central Europe. The 24 reflected the distribution of their common, German-speaking, socio-economic identities: they were a microcosm of the society they hoped to reform.   In shedding light on these highly influential individuals, who were the fore-runners of the Bauhaus, modern architecture and the international style, this book provides a new understanding of how the Werkbund functioned, how it pursued its aims, and how it achieved such a profound and enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52395435360530,"sku":"9781848227385","price":140.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9781848227385.jpg?v=1781820625","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9781848227385","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}