The design museum
Die neue Sammlung is not just a museum with design objects behind glass—it became official state territory for modern industrial creativity in 1925. The institution’s story begins in 1907, when it was founded in line with the ideas of the German Werkbund, the reform-minded organization that argued design should shape everyday life. When it opened as an official state museum in 1925, it set itself apart from the museums of “arts and crafts” of the day by embracing Modernism and contemporary design rather than treating design as applied decoration. Today, the museum holds over 100,000 catalogued items and is widely regarded as the world’s oldest design museum, long before the word “design” took on its modern sense. …
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