Abstract
Focussing on Innen-Dekoration (founded in 1890) and Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration (founded in 1897) the essay examines the magazines’ visual and textual conventions. Both titles were launched by the Stuttgart-based publisher Alexander Koch (1860–1939). A key ally of the arts and crafts reform movement in Germany and the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony in particular, Koch actively promoted interconnections between publications, exhibitions and the retail environment. Published at a time of enhanced technical capabilities in the printing industry and a growth in magazine readership across professional and popular spheres, these design magazines offered a model of text-and-image relationship that in many ways shared a paradigm with art publishing internationally. The essay considers the underlying values and interests embodied by these two titles.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | WohnSeiten |
| Subtitle of host publication | Visuelle Konstruktionen des Wohnens in Zeitschriften |
| Editors | Irene Nierhaus, Kathrin Heinz, Rosanna Umbach |
| Place of Publication | Bielefeld |
| Publisher | Transcript Verlag |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 114-133 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783839454046 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783839454046 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- interiors
- Magazine design
- Magazine history
- German design