#german design

[periodinteriors]

Georg Konrad Rothbart, The Veste Coburg: Entrance to the Rose Room, 1841, watercolor.

[krumpkin]

Porsche 911 ( 992 ) Turbo S 😎

[toyastales]

Hamburg's legendary Chilehaus building was built in 1922.

[germanpostwarmodern]

A Cabinet designed in 1957 by Herta-Maria Witzemann

[designobjectory]

Chair, 1860s

John Taylor & Sons, Hamburg

[thegikitiki]

Behold the peak of "Geometric Domesticity." This living room has more sharp angles than a high school trigonometry textbook. We’ve got tapered furniture legs so thin they look like they’re on a permanent diet, and a carpet that appears to have the texture of a very large, flattened poodle. Note the domestic power dynamic: he’s catching up on the 1961 headlines while she’s performing the delicate "apron-clad tea lean," a pose required by law in mid-century home magazines. Between the dizzying curtain pattern and the salmon-pink accent wall, it’s a miracle anyone can focus on their tea without getting a migraine. It’s peak "Schöner Wohnen" which translates to "Beautiful Living," or more accurately, "Living in a very stylish, wooden-edged obstacle course."

Sourced from the 1961 n07 issue Schöner Wohnen magazine.

[alphaengineering]

Beauty Kills🗡️💎

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Kuba Komet

German radio/TV combo from around 1960