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The architect Henry van de Velde
Quotation:
Van de Velde adhered to the Utopian idea that architects could reform society through design. He believed that 'Ugliness corrupts not only the eyes, but also the heart and mind'.
Columbia Encyclopedia about Henry / Henri van de Velde
Short overview
The Bauhaus movement at Weimar
Short overview
Two Bauhaus Buildings: A Paradigm Shift
Comparison of Henry van de Velde: Bauhaus Weimar - Walter Gropius: Bauhaus Dessau
Haus Hohe Pappeln (Lofty poplars House), Weimar
(in german)
Werkbund-Theatre, Cologne / Germany 1914
Description and further sources
Belgian pavillion of the International Exposition 1937, Paris
Rijksmuseum Kroeller-Mueller at De Hooge Veluwe, Netherlands
(Text in dutch)
Pictures of some buildings by van de Velde (Prof. Hanser, Oklahoma State University)
Parody of van de Velde's designs by "Van der Bloede", Lustige Blaetter, Berlin (1899)
Click right picture and text to find some parodies.
The Art collections Weimar (Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar) started in November 2001 to compile a catalog of Henry van de Velde's works - at this website of Portal Kunstgeschichte, Weimar, you'll find recent information and pictures from this project: e.g. porcelaine designs for Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur Meissen, interior decoration of the motor vessel "Prince Baudoin", Hohe Pappeln house at Weimar, designs for the Belgian railways SNCFB, designs for the hairdresser's shop Francois Haby at Berlin.
(Text in german)
Broehan-Museum, Berlin: general information about Art Nouveau - candelabra by Henry van de Velde
(Text in german)
About Henry van de Velde as precursor of European Art Nouveau
(in german)
About Bauhaus university, Weimar
(english and german)
Kunstschul-Gebäude Weimar (School of Arts and Crafts)
(in german)
Kunstschul-Gebäude in Weimar (School of Arts and Crafts) - see "Photodokumente" for some interesting pictures
(in german)
Werkbund - short description at ArtNet website, lots of information after subscription (Grove Dictionary of Art)
Essays by Henry van de Velde:
Vom neuen Stil: Der "Laienpredigten" II.Teil (1907)
AMO (1912)
Die drei Sünden wider der Schönheit (1918)
(in german)
Réseau Art Nouveau Network, Musée Horta, Brussels / Belgium
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