Schöner Wohnen Explained

Previous Editor:Josef Kremerkothen
Frequency:Monthly
Category:Interior design magazine
Company:Gruner + Jahr
Founded:1960
Country:Germany
Based:Hamburg
Language:German
Issn:0941-5718
Oclc:457010368

Schöner Wohnen (stylized in all caps; German: Better Dwelling) is a German language interior design magazine which was launched in 1960 by Gruner + Jahr.

History and profile

Schöner Wohnen was established in 1960 by the Hamburg-based publishing company Gruner + Jahr.[1] Its founding editor-in-chief was Josef Kremerkothen. The magazine enjoyed high levels of readership after its start. It has published photographs of the latest trends in furniture design, color palettes and room arrangements.[2] Later its coverage was expanded to feature articles about architecture, lifestyle, gardening and travel.[3] The magazine is the first German publication which employed the term design classic in 1974.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schöner Wohnen (DEU). G+J. 15 June 2022.
  2. Book: Katrin Schreiter. Designing One Nation: The Politics of Economic Culture and Trade in Divided Germany. 2020. Oxford University Press. New York. 10.1093/oso/9780190877279.001.0001. 9780190877279. 159–160.
  3. News: Top 10 German Interior Design Magazines That You Should Read (Part 1). 15 June 2022. Interior Design Magazines. 27 November 2019.
  4. Donatella Cacciola. Marcel Breuer, the Wassily chair and the 'frozen' Bauhaus modernism after 1945. Journal of Design History. 2022. 35. 3. 18. 10.1093/jdh/epac001.