Allround artist. Henry van de Velde in

Allround artist
Henry van de Velde
in Thuringia and Saxony
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Allround artist
in Thuringia and Saxony
henry van de velde
1863
born on 3 April in Antwerp as the son of
a pharmacist
1880 – 1884 studied painting at the Academy of Art
in Paris and Antwerp
1892|93 gave up painting to turn his attention to
the Applied Arts
1895 – 1897 built Bloemenwerf House • first major
­success in Paris and Dresden
from 1897 had a growing number of clients in
­Ger­many • founded a limited company •
moved to Berlin
1901|02 appointed artistic advisor to the Grand
Duke and moved to Weimar
1902 – 1906 founded the Arts and Crafts Seminar and
Grand Ducal School of Arts and Crafts •
close collaboration with ­Harry Graf Kessler
and the Nietzsche Archive (conver­sion
and expansion 1902|03) • building of the
Art School (1904|11) and the School of Arts
and Crafts (1905|06) • both are part of a
unesco World Heritage since 1996
1907 – 1913 built his second house in Weimar “Hohe
­Pappeln” (High Poplars) (1907|08), Dürckheim Villa (1912|13) and Henneberg Villa
(1913|14) • other numerous private and
­public commissions in Germany, Riga
and Paris
1914 resigned from his post in Weimar • recommended Walter Gropius as his successor
1917 settled in Switzerland • lent support to
many ­emigrants • close friendship and collaboration with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1920 appointed architect for Anton Kröller and
Helene Kröller-Müller in The Hague
1925 returned to Belgium to take up a professorship in Ghent
1926 founded the “La Cambre” design school
in Brussels
1926 – 1936numerous private and public commissions
in ­Belgium, Netherlands and Germany
Louis Held • Henry van de Velde and his familiy in front
of the living house “Hohe Pappeln” • 1912
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1937 – 1939
f ollowing retirement, designed the Kröller-­
Müller Museum in Otterlo, which houses the
world’s l­ argest private Van Gogh collection •
design of the Belgian Pavilion for the World
Exposition in Paris (1937) and New York (1939)
1943|44 death of his wife Maria Sèthe (1867 – 1943)
withdrew from all posts
1947
emigrated to Switzerland and wrote his
­memoirs
1957
died on 25 October in Zürich after a short i­llness
Louis Held • Henry van de Velde • 1907|08
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Henry van de Velde
and his legacy in
­Weimar
In the turbulent years of the Early
­Modernist movement around 1895, the
European art world enthusiastically
embraced a Flemish painter,
who, like no other, seemed
able by his words and deeds to
open the door to the modern
era: Henry van de Velde. He
saw himself as an apostle of
this future shift towards aestheticism, and as a driving
force in the departure from
the jaded era of Historicism to
Henry van de Velde • Illustration for
a new style consistent with
Nietzsche’s “Zarathustra” • 1908
Nietzsche’s “new man”. Assurklassik stiftung weimar
edly turning his back on tradition, van de Velde disregarded the conventional boundaries between “arts”
and “crafts”, and applied his philosophy
to the design of almost every area of
life: the structure of buildings, the layout of rooms, the styling of clothing and
jewellery, but also the design of everyday objects from furniture to lighting
and even letter openers. All his life, the
multi-talented artist stayed true to his
belief that accomplished design should
reflect the intended function of an
object. He always followed the principle
that “beautiful” things which blend into
their surroundings would have an
inspiring and uplifting effect on people.
At the end of 1901, Henry van de Velde was appointed advisor for arts, crafts
and industry by the last Grand Duke of
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He took up this
post in Weimar on 1 April 1902. From
1902 to 1917, he was based in Weimar but
his influence spread throughout Europe,
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Model for a universal
museum in Erfurt
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and it was during this time that he created some of his greatest works. Van de
Velde was initially engaged in the field
of interior design in Weimar as well as
working on the impressive ensemble of
art school buildings (1904|11) – which
form the centre
of the presentday BauhausUniversität and
have been part
of a unesco
World Cultural Heritage site
since 1996.
His clients in
Weimar included Elisabeth FörsterNietzsche, Harry Graf Kessler, Alfred
von Nostitz, Else von Guaita-Lampe
and the author Max von Münchhausen.
One of his most highly acclaimed inte­
rior designs was the conversion and
expansion of the Nietzsche Archive in
1902|03, a commission referred to him
by his friend and patron Harry Graf
­Kessler. Here, the Belgian was first able
to realise his vision of a gesamtkunstwerk
or synthesis of the arts, a concept which
has lost none of its impact to the present day. His second home “Hohe Pappeln” (High Poplars) was finally built in
1907|08; the furnishings from the apartment that once belonged to Max von
Münchhausen have been on display
here since 2003. Van de Velde went on
to design two spacious villas in Weimar for Count Dürckheim (1912|13, Cranachstrasse 47) and Baron Henneberg
(1913|14, Gutenbergstrasse 1a), as well
as the facade of the Menzel apartment
building (1906, Trierer Strasse 71), and
the monument for the Koetschau family at the historical cemetery (1909).
Whilst living in Weimar, van de Velde
was actively engaged in Europe, but
also closer to home in Thuringia. In
Jena, for example, his tempietto dedicated
to physicist and social reformer Ernst
Abbe was both an “architectural artwork” and a modern memorial. Villa
Esche in Chemnitz (1902|11) and Villa
Schulenburg in Gera (1913|14) are further examples of the few all-embracing
art forms by the artist that still remain
intact today. The pottery town of Bürgel
became a centre for art nouveau ceramics thanks to van de Velde’s longstanding commitment to the town. By introducing new designs and decorations,
the Flemish artist gave the local potteries an impetus that brought long-term
success. Some of his designs and a variety of reproductions are on show in the
town’s ceramics museum. Henry van
Salon at Haus­
Schulenburg, Gera
de Velde was commissioned by the city
of Erfurt to design a new building for a
Universal Museum, but the outbreak
of the First World War meant his plans
were never realised.
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Henry van de Velde (design),
Court jeweler Theodor Müller (make)
Salt dish • around 1905
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Special offers
Guided tours • Exhibition • Events
Souvenirs • Dining out
Guided tours
Weimar
Van de Velde Walk
2013 apr–nov sat & sun 11 am
from 2014 apr–nov sat 5 pm
also by arrangement
Duration 90 mins.
Adults € 6 | conc. € 4
Groups of up to
10 people € 50, each
­additional person € 4
Book through
bauhausspaziergang@­
uni-weimar.de
www.uni-weimar.de
Architectural tour — Follow the trail
of Henry van de Velde on this archi­
tectural walking tour around the buildings that he designed and discover
the past and present of the BauhausUniversität Weimar.
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, formerly Grand Ducal Art School
On the trail of Henry van de Velde
by arrangement
Duration 2 hours
Group price € 85
Supplement for languages
other than German € 10
Max. 25 people
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Guided walking tour — Belgian architect
and designer Henry van de Velde has
left his mark on Weimar more than on
any other town. His remarkable architectural creations can still be seen in
many parts of Weimar to this day.
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Jena
Henry van de Velde and
the Bauhaus artists
by arrangement
Guided walking tour — This walking tour
spans the development from Henry
van de Velde’s art nouveau to Walter
Gropius’ Bauhaus villas: Haus Auerbach
and Haus Zuckerkandl. It also includes
van de Velde’s monument to Ernst
Abbe, a work of European standing.
Duration 2 hours
Group price € 90
Supplement for languages
other than German
(English & French) € 25
Max. 25 people
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Ernst Abbe monument
Thanks to the Jena Art Society, a close
relationship grew between the Bauhaus
artists, the university and industry in
the town.
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Guided tours
Gera
Villa tour by arrangement
Duration 2 hours
Group price from € 120
plus coach
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Guided coach tour — Discover the inspiring architecture of Henry van de Velde
and his student Thilo Schoder. Having
worked on 53 buildings, projects and
interior designs in Gera, Schoder made
an outstanding contribution to modern
architecture in Thuringia. The diversity
of villas designed by Schoder and others
will captivate you on this tour.
Living house Halpert
Chemnitz
An introduction to Chemnitz
sat 10.30 am
Duration 2 hours
Adults € 15 | conc. € 13.50
Meeting point: ­
Red Tower (Roter Turm)
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(bookings are binding)
Guided coach tour — This tour is the
­perfect introduction to the city and
includes fascinating anecdotes from
past and present. The route takes in all
the main sights: the new city centre,
Theaterplatz square, the prestigious
Kassberg district and Villa Esche with
its beautiful living spaces.
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EXHIBITION
Bürgel
Henry van de Velde and
art nouveau pottery in Bürgel
tue–sun 11 am–5 pm
Henry van de Velde created designs
for the potteries in Bürgel from 1902.
These works represent a milestone
in the history of pottery in Thuringia
and are a highlight of the ceramics
museum, which was established back
in 1880. The permanent exhibition presents ­traditional stoneware production,
typical ceramic tableware with Malhörnchen decor as well as Bürgel ori­
ginals designed by the art nouveau
­artist and examples of creative designs
adopted by the local potteries.
Keramik-Museum Bürgel
Am Kirchplatz
tel +49 (0) 366 92 | 373-33
[email protected]
www.keramik-museumbuergel.de
Adults € 3 | conc. € 2
tour guides free
Guided tour (German) € 15
Permanent exhibition at the Keramik-Museum Bürgel
The secrets of glazing
by arrangement
Try your hand at different glazing techniques for various colours and watch
Raku firing in action. At the end, every
visitor can take home their own vase or
pot. Tours of the exhibition and a stop
for coffee and Thuringian cake round
off the programme.
Duration 3 – 5 hours
From € 15 per person
incl. admission to the
­Keramik-Museum Bürgel
and guided tour (German)
by arrangement
conc. for tour guides
6 – 40 people
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events
Bürgel
Bürgel pottery market
third weekend in june
Fri 1 – 7 pm
Sat 10 am – 7 pm
Sun 10 am – 6 pm
Information available
from Saaleland Tourist
Information
The Bürgel pottery market is one of
the most important in Germany. More
than 90 exhibitors from Germany and
around the world offer handcrafted
products at the market. As well as the
food and drink stalls, attractions include
the exhibition of competition entries
for the Walter Gebauer Ceramics
Award. At the antique ceramics market,
collectors can find examples of Bürgel
art nouveau pottery that were produced after Henry van de Velde’s time
in the town.
Impressions of the Bürgel pottery market
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Souvenirs
Henry van de Velde – anniversary
replica
Limited edition Burgau porcelain:
­Henry van de Velde designed this service in 1906 for Ferdinand Selle, the
founder and owner of the porcelain factory in Burgau. But following Selle’s
death and with the outbreak of the First
World War, it was only produced in
small quantities from 1913. The set comprises a cup, saucer and dessert plate.
Other items, such as a coffee pot, sugar
bowl, etc., are available on request.
Available in the Jena
and Weimar Tourist
Information
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Dining out
Weimar
Dine like Henry van de Velde at
Gasthaus “Zur Sonne” · three courses
by arrangement
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· Flemish potato and leek soup
· Roast leg of goose served with
sauerkraut and potatoes
· Lemon sorbet with seasonal fruits
· € 24 per person | for 4 or more people
Dine like Henry van de Velde at
Gasthaus “Zur Sonne” · two courses
by arrangement
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· Alsace hotpot – braised lamb shoulder,
beef brisket, pork neck, potatoes and
onions layered in a stoneware pot
· Alsace plum mousse with segments
of orange
· € 20 per person | for 10 or more people
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Weimar
Henry van de Velde Special
by arrangement
Enjoy a three-course meal while listening to a fascinating talk on Henry van
de Velde at the Theatercafé in Weimar.
Book through Weimar
Tourist Information
· € 27 per person | for 10 or more people
Jena
Culinary homage to Henry
van de Velde at the Philisterium
Museum Café
by arrangement
Enjoy a cup of coffee and a piece of
cake with boutique Jena chocolates
on a Henry van de Velde replica. The
artist designed the porcelain service
for Ferdinand Selle’s manufactory in
Jena-Burgau.
Book through Jena
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· € 7 per person | max. 20 people
· Duration 50 mins.
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Henry van de Velde
Table from the music room
at Villa Esche • 1902|03
villa esche, chemnitz
Van de Velde
­packages
Inclusive packages • Gera
Grand villas in Gera
one night
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­Tourist Information
In around 1900, Gera was one of the
most highly industrialised regions in
Germany. Over a hundred prestigious
villas and town houses bear testimony
to the prosperity brought to the town
by the textile and engineering industries. Today, you can discover the rich
variety of Gera’s villa architecture on
a walk. A highlight is the visit to Haus
Schulenburg, an example of van de
­Velde’s symbiotic style of design.
Building on the drafts by Thilo Schoder
· 1 night including breakfast
· 1 visit to Haus Schulenburg in Gera
including the exhibitions Henry van de
Velde – Book designs, Publications, Designs
and Furniture
· Double room from € 69 per person
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Chemnitz
In the footsteps of the Belgian artist
Henry van de Velde in Chemnitz
two nights
The Chemnitz stocking manufacturer
Herbert Eugen Esche – a connoisseur
and admirer of contemporary art – was
so excited by van de Velde’s style that
he placed his first architectural order in
Germany with him in 1902. The Chemnitz entrepreneur entrusted the complete building work for his villa to van
de Velde: from the garden fence to the
door handle – everything was to bear
the hallmark of the Belgian architect.
The artist received more orders in
Chemnitz as a result of the friendship
between Esche and van de Velde, e. g.
the Villa Körner and the Villa Quisisana.
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Tourist Information
· 2 nights including breakfast buffet
in a 4* hotel in Chemnitz
· 1 entrance to the van de Velde Museum
in the Villa Esche
· I ndividual guided tour of the city by
taxi driving past the van de Velde
architectural highlights: V
­ illa Körner
and Villa Quisisana
· 1 lunch or evening meal in the Villa
Esche restaurant (2-course menu)
· 1 entrance ticket to a museum of your
choice in Chemnitz
· 1 Chemnitz public transport company
day ticket
· 1 Chemnitz souvenir per booking
· Double room from € 195 per person
· Single room from € 259 per person
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ThüringenCard
ThüringenCard
free time. free admission
Much experience and save – that you
can take with the ThüringenCard. Discover the great diversity that Thuringia
has to offer and enjoy free admission
to more than 200 places of interest and
attractions. Use this advantage e. g.
­visiting museums and exhibitions or
participating in public guided tours in
­Weimar, Erfurt, Gera and Jena.
The ThüringenCard is available
in three different editions.
With the ThüringenCard, you
will receive a free merian
travel guide presenting all the participating places.
· 2 4 hours – adults € 16 | children* € 11
Valid in the 24 hours following first use.
· 3 in 365 – adults € 36 | children* € 23
Valid for three days of travel for the
period 1 jan – 31 dec. Please note!
­Following first use in each case, the
day lasts until midnight.
·6
in 365 – adults € 56 | children* € 34
Valid for six days of travel for the
­period 1 jan – 31 dec. Please note!
­Following first use in each case, the
day lasts until midnight.
* Children prices are for children from 5 to 14
years in connection with an adult t­ icket. Children under 5 years old have the ThüringenCard free.
The ThüringenCard is available on the
Internet, in the tourist information and
many recreational participating places.
More information
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TRAVEL TIP • Central Germany
Van de Velde’s signet
on the Ernst Abbe
­monument in Jena
On the Trail of van de Velde
in central Germany
two nights
Discover Henry van de Velde and his
great artistic legacy in Thuringia and
Saxony, which still lives on today.
·d
ay 1 arrival at a van de Velde town,
guided tour, evening meal
·d
ay 2 all-day programme in the chosen town (themed guided tour, set
lunch, visit to a choice of museums)
·d
ay 3 trip to another van de Velde
town, departure or longer stay
For bookings or further
information, please
­contact the tourist
information offices
in the towns or visit
www.vandevelde2013.de
· Price on request
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Henry van de Velde
Asparagus server “Mod. I” • 1903
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Van de Velde ­
buildings
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Art School and School
of Arts and Crafts
The van de Velde ensemble­
open to the public
Mon – Sat 8 am – 8 pm
Bauhaus-Universität
Weimar | GeschwisterScholl-­Straße 8
tel +49 (0) 36 43 | 58-30 00
www.uni-weimar.de
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The art school building, built to Henry
van de Velde’s designs in 1904 and 1911,
is now the main building of the Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar. As well as
being an impressive and richly detailed
work of architecture,
the building has many
features that bear witness to its history. The
foyer, for example, contains three sculptures:
a statue of Henry van
de Velde on the left,
the bust of Walter Gropius on the right and,
taking pride of place
underneath the spiral
art nouveau staircase,
Auguste Rodin’s Eve.
Opposite the art school
building is the former
School of Arts and
Crafts, designed by
van de Velde and built
in 1905 and 1906. As
the Van de Velde Workshop it is today home
to the Faculty of Design. Conceived as an
angled arrangement with a standardised architectural form, the building
was once home to the art college’s
sculpture studio and the Grand Ducal
School of Arts and Crafts. The Figurines
relief and a mural by Oskar Schlemmer
adorn the stairwell of the building, and
works by Bauhaus artists can be seen
in the foyer.
Haus Hohe Pappeln
Henry van de Velde’s
private residence
24 mar–dec 2013
Tue – Sun 11 am – 5 pm
1 apr–15 oct 2014
Tue – Sun 11 am – 5 pm
Belvederer Allee 58
tel +49 (0) 36 43 | 545-400
www.klassik-stiftung.de
Adults € 2.50 | conc. € 2
Students (16 – 20 years)
€ 0.50
Tours Sun 1 pm
Adults € 3 | students € 1
In summer 1906, Henry van de Velde
bought a plot of land bordered with tall
poplars (Hohe Pappeln) on Belvederer
Allee and drew up plans for his second
home there. Haus Hohe Pappeln was,
as he intended, a gesamtkunstwerk that
harmoniously brought together art,
architecture and interior design. The
house, set amid a lovingly tended garden, was where van de Velde’s five children grew up, as the artist himself said,
“without the conventional pressures”.
Up until the family’s emigration in the
First World War, the house was frequented by a number of van de Velde’s
fellow artists, among
them Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Richard
Dehmel, Pierre Bonnard and Edvard
Munch. The property,
which is of great cultural and historical
importance, has been
extensively restored
by the Foundation
of Weimar Classics
and displays furniture that van de Velde
designed for the von
Münchhausen family in 1904. Arts and
crafts exhibits and
biographical information complement
the presentation. The tour includes the
garden and the beautiful reception
rooms on the bel étage, including the parlour, dining room, study and lounge.
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Nietzsche Archive
Henry van de Velde
as an interior designer
24 mar–dec 2013
Tue – Sun 11 am – 5 pm
1 apr–15 oct 2014
Tue – Sun 11 am – 5 pm
Humboldtstraße 36
tel +49 (0) 36 43 | 545-400
www.klassik-stiftung.de
Adults € 2.50 | conc. € 2
Students (16 – 20 years)
€ 0.50
Tours Sat 3 pm
Adults € 3 | students € 1
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The Nietzsche Archive was founded in
Naumburg in early 1894 by Elisabeth
Förster-Nietzsche, the sister of philo­
sopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and was
relocated to Weimar in September 1896.
In 1897, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
moved into Villa Silberblick in Weimar
with her ailing brother, who died there
in 1900. Two years after his death, she
commissioned Henry van de Velde to
redesign and refurnish the ground floor
rooms of the villa. These were officially
opened on 15 October 1903. The interior
design and furnishings of the Nietzsche
Archive are among van de Velde’s most
accomplished creations. His artistic
influence can be seen
in the new entrance,
the vestibule, a small
study and dining
room, and the central
room which was used
as a library and for
meetings. The ensemble created by van de
Velde as a “complete
work of art” is almost
completely intact.
The library contains
a marble herm of
Nietzsche by Max
Klinger and portraits
of the philosopher by
Hans Olde. A studio
exhibition documenting the colourful history of the building can be found in the
former dining room.
Villa Dürckheim
Private residence of the
Dürckheim family
Visits by prior arrangement only
Bauhaus-Universität
­Weimar, IKKM
Cranachstraße 47
tel +49 (0) 36 43 | 58 40 00
Friedrich Graf von Dürckheim-Montmartin (1858–1939), a relation of Harry
Graf Kessler’s friend Eberhard von
Bodenhausen, commissioned Henry
van de Velde to
design a lavish
villa in 1912. It
was built on the
last spacious
plot on Cranachstrasse (no. 47)
and was completed in spring
1913. The driving
force behind the
project was his
wealthy wife,
Charlotte von
DürckheimMontmartin (1896 –1959), who amassed
more than 170,000 deutschmarks during the war to keep van de Velde in Weimar. Inundated with commissions at
the time, the Belgian designer took an
architectural plan he had created for
another client, Victor von Golubeff in
Fontainebleau, that had never been realised, and adapted it to the needs of a
larger household. In both cases, the villa
opened out onto the garden with two
wide avant-corps and had a long, continuous facade at the front. Henry van de
Velde also designed every detail of the
reception rooms on the bel étage, but little has survived to the present day.
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buildings • Jena
Ernst Abbe monument
A work of
European standing
This memorial pavilion designed by
Henry van de Velde was built in 1911
to honour Ernst Abbe, the physicist,
industrialist, social reformer and
Mon – Fri 8 am – 6 pm
Sat, Sun 8 am – 8 pm
Carl-Zeiß-Platz
tel +49 (0) 36 41 | 49-80 50
www.jenatourismus.de
Viewings as part of
group tours
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c­ o-founder of the Zeiss company. It
contains bronze reliefs by Constantin
Émile Meunier and Max Klinger’s marble herm featuring a bust of Abbe. The
octagonal temple-like edifice is exceptionally striking and dominates the
square named after Abbe’s associate
Carl Zeiss. Built from limestone, it has
four portals with bronze hinged doors,
a marquetry floor and a skylight dome
made of reinforced concrete. The costs
of construction and of the pavilion’s
­artworks were largely covered by donations from the people of Jena.
Gera
Haus Schulenburg
A fascinating mix of art
and architecture
Straße des Friedens 120
tel +49 (0) 365 | 826 41-0
www.haus-schulenburggera.de
Haus Schulenburg is a unique work of
art that allows visitors to fully appreciate Henry van de Velde’s revolutionary
concepts of design. Van de Velde created the ensemble in 1913|14 for the local
textile factory owner, orchid grower and
art collector Paul Schulenburg. In 2012,
its owners, Rita and Volker Kielstein,
who salvaged and restored the building,
received the Thuringian award for the
protection and preservation of historical monuments. The park, with its historical trees and shrubs, re-laid terraces
and horticultural displays, was an official project for the Federal Horticultural
Show in 2007. An internationally regarded collection containing book designs,
furniture and
designs by
Henry van de
Velde, as well as
art works by his
contemporaries, can be seen
in the private
museum. The
house is not
only an exhibition centre but
also a popular
events venue.
The cabaret
theatre offers a
programme of
comedy, music
and plays, and the heritage-listed park
hosts sculpture exhibitions and openair events.
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buildings • Chemnitz
Villa Esche
A design for life
Wed, Fri – Sun
10 am – 6 pm
Parkstraße 58
tel +49 (0) 371 | 533 10 88
www.villaesche.de
Guided tour of Villa
Esche including visit
to the museum for
groups of 20 or more
€ 5.50 per person
plus museum admission
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Van de Velde’s first architectural commission in Germany was to design
and build Villa Esche in Chemnitz. Its
straight lines and functional design
illustrate his rational interpretation of
art nouveau. Van de Velde’s design for
hosiery manufacturer Herbert Esche
and his family encompassed every
aspect of the family’s living environment: the exterior and room layout,
the walls, doors, windows, lights and
carpets, the furniture, porcelain,
silver and private household
objects. The Belgian also inte­
grated the gen­
erously sized
garden into the
overall concept
for the house, creating a space that
was both artistic
and functional.
The Henry van
de Velde Museum at Villa Esche
contains one of
the most wideranging collections of works by
this groundbreaking designer as
well as two rooms by van de Velde with
almost all their original furnishings.
Villa Koerner
A “complete work of art”
in every detail
Viewings by arrangement
Beyerstraße 28
tel +49 (0) 371 | 37 37 00
Villa Koerner on Beyerstrasse has been
restored to its former glory. Once the
private residence of ink factory owner
Theodor Körner, it was designed by
Henry van de Velde and built in Chemnitz around ten
years after Villa
Esche (1913|14). By
prior arrangement
with the owners,
visitors can enjoy
viewings of Villa
Koerner and its
adjacent parkland,
discovering the art
nouveau character
and modern architecture of one of the most culturally significant buildings in Chemnitz. Van de
Velde had gained ten years’ experience
in architectural design between Villa
Esche and Villa Koerner. His distinctive
style, which had previously manifested
itself in a more-or-less decorative form,
had now been fully realised in the architectural realm.
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Sömmerda
Apolda
Weimar
Erfurt
A4
Frankfurt
motorway intersection
“Erfurter Kreuz”
A 71
Schweinfurt
Jena
Bü
motorway inter
“Hermsdorfer
Hamburg
Berlin
Berlin
Frankfurt
A9
Munich
Dresden
ürgel
rsection
r Kreuz”
Gera
A4
Chemnitz
Munich
Main sponsors of the Van de Velde Year 2013
in Thuringia and Saxony
Published by
AG “Marketing Van de Velde 2013”
c/o weimar GmbH
UNESCO-Platz 1 | 99423 Weimar
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Photographs
AG “Marketing Van de Velde 2013”, photography Jens Hauspurg
cover, p. 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 21, 24–27
Bartel, Ronald · p. 17, 30
Bildarchiv Foto Marburg · p. 29
Jenakultur, photography Toma Babovic · p. 28
Jenakultur, photography Martin Heinrich · p. 9
Keramik-Museum Bürgel · p. 11
Klassik Stiftung Weimar · p. 2, 3, 7, 23
Philler, Wolfgang · p. 12
Stadtmuseum Jena · p. 13
Urban, Dirk · p. 4
weimar GmbH, photography Ralph Kallenbach · p. 14
Of all works by Henry van de Velde
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013
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