Erich Dieckmann: Design Development of a Metal Tube Chair
The Erich Dieckmann tube chair development illustration has been doing-the-rounds of late, and it's quite a interesting—at least to me—look into the design process way-back-then.
It's really way-back given Mr Dieckmann was born in 1986, and passed 1944.
Seems this particular illustration is from a rare book, titled: Erich Dieckmann - Möbelbau in Holz, Rohr und Stahl, which you can buy from Amazon for a thrifty £150.
More on the Bauhaus-Movement: architects and designers.
Erich Dieckmann Bio
Erich Dieckmann (1896-1944) studied architecture at Danzig Polytechnic from 1918 until 1920. After finishing the foundation course, however, he dropped out and went to Dresden, where he began to study painting and drawing. In 1921 he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Between 1921 and 1925 Dieckmann served an apprenticeship there as a carpenter.
When the Bauhaus school moved to Dessau in … Read more →
