Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung

The Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung (Collection of Industrial Design) is a museum collection dedicated to design and everyday culture from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It is held by the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Foundation House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany), a public-law foundation that operates four museums in Bonn, Leipzig and Berlin. With roughly 160,000 objects, documents, photographs, a specialist library and archival materials, it is described as the most extensive collection of East German product design after 1945. Its collecting focus covers interior furnishings, household goods, technical equipment, consumer electronics, toys and textiles, as well as posters, advertising materials and packaging. The collection belongs to the holdings of the Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. The collection's origins lie in the "institut für industrielle gestaltung" founded by Mart Stam in 1950 at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, which was intended to develop new products for the East German economy. From 1953, the institute — renamed Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung — systematically built up a sample collection of good and bad industrial product design alongside its own design work. It went on to collect high-quality examples of East German industry, historical models from the Deutscher Werkbund and the Bauhaus, and design products from Western countries. From the 1970s, more typical everyday objects were added, and many products awarded the "Gutes Design" distinction from 1978 were also collected. The collection was directed by Hein Köster from 1984 to 2005, was used for the office's exhibitions, and from 1986 showed its own studio exhibitions. After German reunification in 1990, the Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung was dissolved. The collection, together with the office's specialist library and photo collection, survived as a museum and was supported by the Stiftung Industrie- und Alltagskultur, founded in 1990 for that purpose. The collection was initially transferred to the Märkisches Museum in 1991 and then to the Deutsches Historisches Museum in 2001, while its holdings were greatly expanded with design and everyday objects and estates. From 1994, the Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung showed annually changing exhibitions on design history and East German culture in the Kulturbrauerei. In 2005 it was transferred to the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte and housed in a new depot. Since November 2013, the foundation has shown a permanent exhibition, "Alltag in der DDR" (Everyday Life in the GDR), at the Museum in der Kulturbrauerei; around 175 of the 800 exhibits come from the collection, though only a few are design products. The collection also includes a specialist library of about 9,000 books and some 430 journal titles, a photo collection of about 28,000 prints and 13,500 slides, and the estates of East German designers such as Horst Michel and Helene Haeusler.

The Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung traces its origins to the "institut für industrielle gestaltung" founded by Mart Stam in 1950 at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst. The institute was intended to develop new products for the economy of the German Democratic Republic. From 1953, the institute — renamed the Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung — systematically built up a sample collection of good and bad industrial product design as well as its own design work. In the following period, the institution collected not only high-quality examples of East German industry but also historical models from the Deutscher Werkbund and the Bauhaus, as well as design products from Western countries. From the 1970s, further typical everyday objects were added. Many products awarded the "Gutes Design" distinction, conferred from 1978, were also collected. The collection, directed by Hein Köster from 1984 to 2005, was used for the office's exhibitions and from 1986 showed its own studio exhibitions. After German reunification in 1990, the Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung was dissolved. The collection, together with the office's specialist library and photo collection, survived as a museum and was supported by the Stiftung Industrie- und Alltagskultur, founded in 1990 for that purpose. The new institutional host was initially the Märkisches Museum in 1991, and then the Deutsches Historisches Museum in 2001. During this period the holdings were greatly expanded with design and everyday objects as well as estates. From 1994, the Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung showed annually changing exhibitions on design history and the culture of the GDR in the Kulturbrauerei. Among many others, these included "Christa Petroff-Bohne. Eine ostdeutsche Designer-Biographie" (2000) and "Clauss Dietel und Lutz Rudolph: Gestaltung ist Kultur" (2002/2003). The elaborate exhibition "Kontinuität und Wandel. Produkt-Design an der Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee" (2003) is also mentioned; curated by a student project group under the direction of professors Dietmar Palloks and Gerhard Strehl, it juxtaposed current student work from the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee with a documentation of study results from 1953 to 1993. The exhibition was part of the programme of the ICSID World Congress of Designers in the Federal Republic. After the collection was transferred to the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte in 2005, it was housed in a new depot. Research results have not been published and exhibitions no longer took place. Since November 2013, the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte has shown a new permanent exhibition, "Alltag in der DDR", at the Museum in der Kulturbrauerei. The planning initially carried the title "Alltag in der SED-Diktatur". According to the Haus der Geschichte, about 175 of the 800 exhibition objects come from the collection, of which only a few are design products; their design quality or significance in the GDR's world of goods is not presented under the concept. Since the exhibition project became known in 2012, there have been public debates and international protests. A compromise reached in early 2013 provided that from the end of 2014 the museum would show changing design-historical exhibitions from the collection's holdings. These exhibitions are to be advised by an external expert team and accompanied by publications and discussion events.

• 2013

  A compromise provides for design-historical changing exhibitions from the collection from the end of 2014; the permanent exhibition "Alltag in der DDR" opens in November.

• 2012

  The exhibition project for the Kulturbrauerei becomes known, sparking public debates and international protests.

• 2005

  The collection is transferred to the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte and housed in a new depot.

• 2003

  Exhibition "Kontinuität und Wandel. Produkt-Design an der Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee".

• 2002

  Exhibition "Clauss Dietel und Lutz Rudolph: Gestaltung ist Kultur" (2002/2003).

• 2001

  The Deutsches Historisches Museum becomes the new institutional host.

• 2000

  Exhibition "Christa Petroff-Bohne. Eine ostdeutsche Designer-Biographie".

• 1994

  The Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung begins showing annually changing exhibitions in the Kulturbrauerei.

• 1991

  The Märkisches Museum becomes the new institutional host.

• 1990

  After reunification, the Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung is dissolved; the Stiftung Industrie- und Alltagskultur is founded to support the collection.

• 1986

  The collection begins showing its own studio exhibitions.

• 1984

  Hein Köster begins directing the collection (until 2005).

• 1978

  The "Gutes Design" distinction is awarded; many products receiving it are collected.

• 1953

  The institute, renamed Amt für industrielle Formgestaltung, begins systematically building a sample collection of good and bad industrial product design.

• 1950

  Mart Stam founds the "institut für industrielle gestaltung" at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst.

A publicly held museum collection and research resource documenting East German product design and everyday culture, presented within the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte's museum network.

• Rechen- und Informationsgeräte (computing and information devices)

• Messgeräte (measuring instruments)

• Maschinen und Werkzeuge (machines and tools)

• Schreibmaschinen (typewriters)

• Fotoapparate und Projektoren (cameras and projectors)

• Radio- und Fernsehgeräte (radios and televisions)

• Öfen und Heizgeräte (stoves and heaters)

• Leuchten (lighting)

• Tisch- und Tafelgeräte aus Keramik, Glas und Metall (tableware in ceramic, glass and metal)

• Haushaltsgeräte (household appliances)

• Tapeten und Textilien (wallpapers and textiles)

• Stühle und Sessel, Möbel (chairs, armchairs, furniture)

• Spielzeug (toys)

• Plakate (posters, about 7,500)

1. 1Startseite - hdg.dehdg.de
2. 2Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschlandhdg.de
3. 3Geschichte Online der Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschlandhdg.de
4. 4Haus der Geschichte Bonnhdg.de
5. 5Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltungwikidata.org
6. 6Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltungde.wikipedia.org