Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering...
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of the New German Wave. The other two members met Behrens through a newspaper advertisement. Behrens was known for his somewhat formal attire: white T-shirt...
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aluminum bronze doors designed by Peter Behrens for his music room at Darmstadt The Mathildenhöhe – Glückert House (1901) Behrens' house Entrance to the Ernst-Ludwig...
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Behrens is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the surname include: Alice Behrens (1885–1952), British Girl Guide Betty Behrens (1904–1989)...
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Ludwig brought together several artists of the Art Nouveau in Darmstadt: Peter Behrens, Paul Bürck, Rudolf Bosselt, Hans Christiansen, Ludwig Habich [de],...
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Peter Behrens (born 1954) is a Canadian-American novelist, screenwriter and short story writer. His debut novel, The Law of Dreams, won the 2006 Governor...
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Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel (1947–2014), guitar and backing vocals; and Peter Behrens (1947–2016), drums and backing vocals. The band recorded a number of...
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Technical Administration Building of Hoechst AG (category Peter Behrens)
Peter Behrens on the site of the former Hoechst company in Frankfurt-Höchst in the German state of Hesse. It is also referred to as the Peter Behrens...
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by the shoe last manufacturer Carl Behrens as works manager in his factory in Alfeld. After the death of Behrens in 1896, Benscheidt became general manager...
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soon became involved in AC electric transmission systems. In 1907, Peter Behrens was appointed as artistic consultant to AEG. This led to the creation...
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architects include Peter Behrens, Theodor Fischer (who served as its first president), Josef Hoffmann and Richard Riemerschmid. In 1909 Behrens designed one...
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lectures, and other means. Founding members included Hermann Muthesius, Peter Behrens, Theodor Fischer,Fritz Schumacher, and Heinrich Tessenow. The Werkbund...
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AEG turbine factory (category Peter Behrens)
become too small. Architect Peter Behrens was commissioned with the design of the new building. More than an architect, Behrens was employed by AEG since...
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a Gibraltar dam crowned by a 400-metre (1,300 ft) tower designed by Peter Behrens, projections for growth of agricultural production, sketches for a pan-Atlantropan...
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joined the office of the renowned architect and industrial designer Peter Behrens, one of the first members of the utilitarian school. His fellow employees...
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was formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 self-titled...
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German band Trio, alongside Gert Krawinkel, who played the guitar, and Peter Behrens, who played the drums. After the deaths of the other two, Remmler is...
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influenced many others to continue in this style of graphic art including Peter Behrens, Hermann Obrist, and Richard Riemerschmid. August Endell is another...
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(1841–1918) Joseph Maria Olbrich 1867–1908) Henry van de Velde (1863–1957) Peter Behrens (1868–1940) Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) Le Corbusier (1887–1965) Villa Savoye...
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Richard Riemerschmid (1902) Jugendstil dining room set and dishes by Peter Behrens (1900–01) Stoneware jug by Richard Riemerschmid (1902) Jugendstil pewter...
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– Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, completed. 1940 – Peter Behrens dies. 1939 – The 1939 World's Fair in New York includes the Finnish...
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including The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens, Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern, and The Brief Wondrous Life...
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Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. The Werkbund was founded by Olbrich, Peter Behrens, Richard Riemerschmid, Bruno Paul and others in 1907 in Munich at the...
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Nouveau style ceramics. It made works designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, Peter Behrens, Hans Christiansen and also worked for the Darmstadt Artists' Colony...
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illustration was adapted from a work by the German Modernist designer Peter Behrens. Reviewing the book for The Atlantic, Christopher Hitchens argued that...
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and motifs popular in French Art Nouveau. However, the furniture of Peter Behrens was in sharp contrast with French Art Nouveau. The influence of nature...
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the Deutscher Werkbund (a precursor to the Bauhaus founded in 1907 by Peter Behrens and others) was a state-sponsored effort to integrate traditional crafts...
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Czechoslovakia was the first automated installation in Europe (designed by Peter Behrens, architect). In the company headquarters in Zlín, the central shaft...
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created Caslon Antique (1896–98) Peter Behrens (1868–1940), German architect and graphic designer, created Behrens Antiqua (1907–1909) Vojtěch Preissig...
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then. Emerson wrote of handles in his "The American Scholar" address. Peter Behrens, Walter Gropius and Antoni Gaudi all produced handle designs, many of...
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