Werkbund Exhibition - The Dwelling
Werkbund, a German compound word denoting a productive or creative association, may refer to: * Deutscher Werkbund, a German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists, founded 1907 * Österreichischer Werkbund ( de), an Austrian association of artists, architects, industrialists and craftsmen, founded 1912 * Schweizerischer Werkbund ( de) (SWB), a Swiss association of artists and designers, founded 1913 See also * Werkbund Exhibition (1914) The first Werkbund Exhibition of 1914 was held at Rheinpark in Cologne, Germany. Bruno Taut's best-known building, the prismatic dome of the Glass Pavilion of which only black and white images survive today, was in reality a brightly colored la ...

Deutscher Werkbund
The Deutscher Werkbund (English: "German Association of Craftsmen"; ) is a German association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists established in 1907. The Werkbund became an important element in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, particularly in the later creation of the Bauhaus school of design. Its initial purpose was to establish a partnership of product manufacturers with design professionals to improve the competitiveness of German companies in global markets. The Werkbund was less an artistic movement than a state-sponsored effort to integrate traditional crafts and industrial mass production techniques, to put Germany on a competitive footing with England and the United States. Its motto ''Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau'' (from sofa cushions to city-building) indicates its range of interest. History The Deutscher Werkbund emerged when the architect Joseph Maria Olbrich left Vienna for Darmstadt, Germany, in 1899, to form an ar ...
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Schweizerischer Werkbund
Schweizerischer Werkbund, (translated as ''Swiss Werkbund'') is a Swiss association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists established in 1913, inspired by the mission of the Deutscher Werkbund The Deutscher Werkbund (English: "German Association of Craftsmen"; ) is a German association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists established in 1907. The Werkbund became an important element in the development of modern arch ....'''' The Werkbund was founded on 17 May 1913 by different actors of the arts, architecture, advertisement, industry and politics at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Zurich. This meeting was called by Alfred Altherr. The Werkbund hosted meetings, lectures, and exhibitions.'''' The Werkbund created a film to publicize the very first Swiss housing exhibition held within Belgium. The exhibition was known as WOBA. They also published a monthly journal titled, ''Das Werk.'' The instigation of the ''die Gut Forme'' campaign after World War ...
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