Postcards of the Wertheim Store in Berlin, 1909. Shoe and hat department, Winter garden, Arts & Crafts and carpet department. and last but not least – automobiles. Architect: Alfred Messel. Maas Museum
Built in 1906 on Leipziger Platz and designed by architect Alfred Messel (1853-1909), the Wertheim department store was one of the most famous commercial buildings in Europe. After an extension in 1906, it was also one of the largest: it included a spacious glass-roofed courtyard, numerous elevators and an enormous range of goods under one roof.
Jacob and Josef Kohn, Cradle, 1875-1899. Bentwood. Vienna, Austria.
J and J Kohn offered several designs of cradles; this is number 1571, perhaps the most extreme example in Art Nouveau style. Via maas museum
HIPGNOSIS.BREATHE. Album Cover Art und Photo Design by Aubrey Powell & Storm Thorgerson Celebrating 50 Years THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. Exhibition Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen, Germany, 21. Januar – 20. Mai 2024.
Emile Gallé, vase with metal mount, 1895-1900. Nancy, France. Via Grassi Museum Leipzig
Frederick Judd Waud, Rum Row, 1922. Via Art Gallery X
It’s not history but I like it. Bouke de Vries for Dries Van Noten.
He reclaims broken pots after their accidental trauma, calling it ‘the beauty of destruction’. Instead of reconstructing them, he deconstructs them. Installation on display at Galerie Quai Malaquais, Paris, until March 12th.
Portable Radio Carnaby, 1970. Blaupunkt, Germany. Via Hifi Archiv
Enzo Mari, The Nature Series No. 1: La Mela (The Apple) with Elio Mari. 2/ Modells for “Proposta per un'autoprogettazione”, 1973. 3/ The Nature Series No. 4 The Panther. 4/ Formosa perpetual wall calendar, 1963. Timor perpetual table calendar, 1966. 5/ La Mela e La Farfalla, printing draft of a book page, 1958/1969.
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