Deutscher Werkbund Movement

The Deutscher Werkbund Movement began is 1892 in Munich, Germany, 1898 in Vienna, Autria, and 1899 in Berlin, Germany. This movement is equivalent to the Arts and Crafts movement. It set the stage for the International Style and Art Deco Style.
The Secession Exhibition Building was designed by Joseph Olbrich in 1897. This building is symbolic of a "pro to-modern" building.
Here is a short clip showing some more of Joseph Olbrich's work.

Secession Exhibition Building

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Otto Wagner was also part of the Vienna secession. He taught at Vienna Academy and also was an architect and believed in stanch functionalism. He designed furniture to relate to his architecture. The Austrian Postal Savings Bank was one of his designs. Its a very plain, clean interior with aluminum details.

Austrian Postal Savings Bank

One of Otto Wagner's Furniture pieces was the Postal Savings Bank Armchair. It was a beechwood stained dark. It has a plywood seat with metal braces along with aluminum or brass shoes.

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I reviewed Margaret and Samantha's blog. Sammy's blog represented the whole movement very well. I liked her picture showing Joseph Olbrich art work and the use of geometric forms. In Margaret's blog I learned that the first exhibition was held Rheinpark Cologne in 1914. She also showed some very great applications found today.