Richard Riemerschmid

Architect

1868 – 1957

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Who was Richard Riemerschmid?

Richard Riemerschmid was a German architect, painter, designer and city planner from Munich. He was a major figure in Jugendstil, the German form of Art Nouveau, and a founder of architecture in the style. A founder member of both the Vereinigte Werkstätte für Kunst im Handwerk and the Deutscher Werkbund and the director of art and design institutions in Munich and Cologne, he prized craftsmanship but also pioneered machine production of artistically designed objects.

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Born
Jun 20, 1868
Munich
Also known as
  • Римершмид, Рихард
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Lived in
  • Munich
Died
Apr 13, 1957
Munich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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