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to be useful is to be beautiful. —wilhelm wagenfeld
Portrait of Wilhelm Wagenfeld, 1920–1925. Photo via Bauhaus 100.
At age 16 Wagenfeld began an apprenticeship in industrial drafting at the Koch & Bergfeld silverware factory in Bremen alongside studies at the Bremen School of Applied Arts. From 1919 to 1922 Wagenfeld studied at the Hanau Drawing Academy on a scholarship. All this training had a massive impact on the level of skill Wilhelm would achieve in his career.
Fat lean saucer designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1924, re-editioned by Technolumen. Material: sterling silver 925/1000, ebony. © Technolumen. Tecnolumen.com