peter behrens

one of the most important people in the modernist movement. brought forth works in painting, architecture, graphic design, industrial design. revolutionized each of these fields

 learnt painting in Hamburg School of Applied Arts from 1886-1889 worked as a painter in Munich from 1890 produced woodcuts, colored illustrations, and book binding designs in 1987, collaborated with the Berlin journal, Pan, and produced his first furniture designs.

 appointed in 1899 by the Grand Duke of Hesse, Ernst Ludwig. here, he designed his first contribution in terms of architecture. he designed his own house. designed everything in it too.

haus behrens
(behrens house)

designed every single aspect of the building

 after designing this house, Behrens was now beginning to gain recognition in 1901-02, he started teaching at the Dusseldorf School for Applied Arts in 1906, he received his first commission from a reputed industry called AEG.

in 1910, he designed the AEG Turbine Factory in Berlin

aeg
turbine factory

office
(Technical Administration Building)

i.g. farben

 built in 1920-25 office of the IG Farben Paint Factory built on the model of the Larkin Building, by FL Wright yet another example of industrial expressionism

 completely made out of brick commonly associated with the term brick expressionism

tower of the Behrens building with its distinctive clock

plan

elevation

german embassy

st. petersburg

 In 1911-1913 the building was again redesigned in Neoclassical style. Adolf Hitler was very impressed by the design of the building The front faade was made of red granite completely The frontispiece resembled Ancient Greek Architecture Completed with 14 columns and pilasters

 Castor and Pollux sculpture, symbolising the reunion of the German nation Other prominent German masters created paintings, sculptures and fretwork to adorn the building.[ The Embassy building was officially opened on 14 January 1913. The artistic community in Saint Petersburg held negative opinions of the building

northampton, england

new ways

form and function

Peter Behrens is often described as the first designer for industry in the Modern sense.

 the reason for his success was the fact that his designs always hid the technology it focused on the aesthetics, making the technology invisible

updating products

in 1940, he passed away a pioneer

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