Schöner Wohnen (stylized in all caps; German: Better Dwelling) is a German language interior design magazine which was launched in 1960 by Gruner + Jahr.
 Logo since 1989 | |
| Former editors | Josef Kremerkothen |
|---|---|
| Categories | Interior design magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Company | Gruner + Jahr |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Hamburg |
| Language | German |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0941-5718 |
| OCLC | 457010368 |
History and profile edit
Schöner Wohnen was established in 1960 by the Hamburg-based publishing company Gruner + Jahr.[1][2] Its founding editor-in-chief was Josef Kremerkothen.[1] The magazine enjoyed high levels of readership after its start.[1] It has published photographs of the latest trends in furniture design, color palettes and room arrangements.[1] 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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Katrin Schreiter (2020). Designing One Nation: The Politics of Economic Culture and Trade in Divided Germany. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 159–160. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190877279.001.0001. ISBN 9780190877279.
- ^ "Schöner Wohnen (DEU)". G+J. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Top 10 German Interior Design Magazines That You Should Read (Part 1)". Interior Design Magazines. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Donatella Cacciola (2022). "Marcel Breuer, the Wassily chair and the 'frozen' Bauhaus modernism after 1945". Journal of Design History. 35 (3): 18. doi:10.1093/jdh/epac001.