Hermann Muthesius Founds the Deutscher Werkbund

The Deutscher Werkbund in Munich, a crucially important and influential association, aimed at improving German design and industry in global markets by partnering product manufacturers with design professionals. Muthesius found inspiration for the Werkbund from his time spent in England, particularly from his time absorbing the Arts & Crafts movement. A member of the Werkbund, Walter Gropius, would advance the principles of the Werkbund further by later creating the Bauhaus school of design. Considered by Frank Popper instrumental in the development of digital art, the Werkbund also played a significant role in shaping modernist design principles, promoting the use of industrial production methods with traditional crafts.