Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914
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The Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914 was a landmark pre–World War I design and architecture showcase organized by the Deutscher Werkbund that promoted modern industrial design, functionalism, and the integration of art, craft, and industry.
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Target entity: Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914 Context triple: [Deutscher Werkbund, significantEvent, Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914]
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Deutscher Werkbund
The Deutscher Werkbund was an influential early 20th-century German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists that helped shape modern design and architecture by promoting the integration of high-quality craftsmanship with industrial mass production.
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Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was the landmark 1925 Paris world's fair that showcased modern decorative and industrial arts and gave its name and international prominence to the Art Deco style.
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Munich Secession
The Munich Secession was a late 19th-century German artists' association that broke away from traditional academic art institutions to promote modernist and avant-garde art in Munich.
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Barcelona Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion is a landmark of modernist architecture, renowned for its minimalist design, open plan, and luxurious materials, originally created as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.
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Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
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Target entity: Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914 Target entity description: The Cologne Werkbund Exhibition 1914 was a landmark pre–World War I design and architecture showcase organized by the Deutscher Werkbund that promoted modern industrial design, functionalism, and the integration of art, craft, and industry.
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A.
Deutscher Werkbund
The Deutscher Werkbund was an influential early 20th-century German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists that helped shape modern design and architecture by promoting the integration of high-quality craftsmanship with industrial mass production.
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B.
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was the landmark 1925 Paris world's fair that showcased modern decorative and industrial arts and gave its name and international prominence to the Art Deco style.
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C.
Munich Secession
The Munich Secession was a late 19th-century German artists' association that broke away from traditional academic art institutions to promote modernist and avant-garde art in Munich.
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D.
Barcelona Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion is a landmark of modernist architecture, renowned for its minimalist design, open plan, and luxurious materials, originally created as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.
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E.
Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architecture exhibition
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design exhibition ⓘ international exhibition ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving product quality
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promoting modern design ⓘ strengthening German industrial competitiveness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German modernism
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industrial design reform movement ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | temporary exhibition ⓘ |
| features |
furniture and interior design
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industrial products ⓘ model buildings ⓘ urban planning concepts ⓘ |
| field |
applied arts
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architecture ⓘ industrial design ⓘ |
| followedBy | post–World War I modernist developments in Germany ⓘ |
| genre | modernist exhibition ⓘ |
| goal |
bridge gap between art and industry
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demonstrate exemplary design for mass production ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
helped define standards for modern industrial products
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raised public awareness of modern design principles ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
German architects
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industrial designers ⓘ manufacturing firms ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
functionalism
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integration of art, craft, and industry ⓘ modern industrial design ⓘ |
| historicalContext | held shortly before the outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bauhaus movement
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subsequent Werkbund exhibitions ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | German ⓘ |
| location |
Cologne
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German Empire ⓘ |
| organizer | Deutscher Werkbund ⓘ |
| partOf | early modernist movement in architecture ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Deutscher Werkbund activities ⓘ |
| promoted |
collaboration between artists, architects, and industry
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rational production methods ⓘ standardization in design ⓘ |
| significance |
important step toward functionalist design principles
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key event in the history of modern architecture ⓘ landmark pre–World War I design showcase ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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