Wendingen (Dutch: Inversion or Upheaval, literally turns) was an architecture and art magazine that appeared from 1918 to 1932. It was a monthly publication aimed at architects and interior designers. The booklet was published by Amsterdam publisher Hooge Brug (1918–1923) and by the Santpoort publisher C.A. Mees (1924–1931). It was a mouthpiece for the architect association Architectura et Amicitia. (Architecture and Friendship). The chief editor was the architect Hendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld. Wendingen initially was an important platform for Dutch expressionism, also known as the Amsterdam School, and later endorsed the New Objectivity.

Wendingen
Wendingen 1921-11, 1st of 8 F.L.Wright issues (cover El Lissitzky)
Former editorsHendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld
Founded1918
CountryNetherlands
First issue 1918–1, architecture and art (cover J.L.M.Lauweriks). Wendingen main theme (expressionist architecture) against De Stijl in 1917 (cubist architecture).
Wendingen 1918–2, architecture and art (cover M.de Klerk). M.de Klerk: 6 issues and 3 covers
Wendingen 1928–1, 2nd of 4 W.M.Dudok issues (cover H.Wouda)
Wendingen 1930–2, Van Nelle Factory (cover L.v.d.Vlugt)
Wendingen 1921–12, J.Duiker & B.Bijvoet (cover J.Duiker)
Wendingen 1920-11/12, H.P.Berlage (cover J.Jongert)
Wendingen 1931–1, cover by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

In spite of the link of Wendingen with an architect's association, the contents of the booklet were not limited to architecture but attention was also given to art and design. The magazine gained recognition not only through its content but also by its remarkable square format and the striking typography of architect Hendrik Wijdeveld, El Lissitzky, Vilmos Huszar and others.

In Modern architecture of the 1920s are three notable movements: Cubist, Expressionist and Constructivist architecture. The magazine Wendingen (first issue January 1918) was influential on international Expressionist architecture. The other Dutch magazine De Stijl (first issue October 1917) was influential on the International Style.

Book cover illustrations 1918–1931

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Series 1 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1918 1 Jan. 1918 Architecture / Applied art Mathieu Lauweriks  
1918 2 Feb. 1918 Architecture / Sculpture Michel de Klerk  
1918 3 Mar. 1918 Architecture / Sculpture Hildo Krop
1918 4 Apr. 1918 Architecture / Applied art Cornelis Blaauw  
1918 5 May 1918 Architecture Richard Roland Holst  
1918 6 Jun. 1918 Architecture / Sculpture H.A. van Anrooy
1918 7 Jul. 1918 Amsterdam School E.J. Kuipers  
1918 8 Aug. 1918 Park Meerwijk in Bergen C.A. Lion Cachet  
1918 9 Sep. 1918 Sculpture Jan Sluijters
1918 10 Oct. 1918 Architecture Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1918 11-12 Dec. 1918 Jan Toorop Willem van Konijnenburg  
Series 2 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1919 1 Jan. 1919 Eastern art Karel de Bazel  
1919 2 Feb. 1919 Our time & Michel de Klerk Tom Poggenbeek  
1919 3 Mar. 1919 Dancing Jan Sluijters
1919 4 May 1919 Architecture Pauline Bolken
1919 5 Jul. 1919 Art & advertisement Jan Bertus Heukelom
1919 6 Sep. 1919 Interiors Jan Luger
1919 7-8 Nov. 1919 Woodcuts Richard Roland Holst  
1919 9-10 Nov. 1919 Theatre Jan Toorop  
1919 11 Jan. 1920 Architecture Hildo Krop
1919 12 Feb. 1920 Architecture Guillaume la Croix  
Series 3 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1920 1 Mar. 1920 Sculpture Bernard Essers  
1920 2 Apr. 1920 The works of Gustav Klimt Tjerk Bottema  
1920 3-4 May 1920 Public housing Michel de Klerk  
1920 5 Jul. 1920 Art from Hungary Jozef Cantré
1920 6-7 Sep. 1920 Masks Richard Roland Holst  
1920 8-9 Nov. 1920 Josef Hoffmann Hendrik van den Eijnde  
1920 10 Jan. 1921 The works of Erich Mendelsohn Hendrik Wijdeveld
1920 11-12 Feb. 1921 Architecture of the Gemeentemuseum
Den Haag by H.P. Berlage
Jacob Jongert  
Series 4 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1921 1-2 May 1921 The works of Willem van Konijnenburg Hendrik Wijdeveld
1921 3 Sep. 1921 East Asian art from the Pertrucci Collection in
Amsterdam
Michel de Klerk  
1921 4-5 Dec. 1921 Works from members of Architectura et Amicitiae Richard Roland Holst  
1921 6 Feb. 1922 Drawings and photographs of a house in Oostvoorne Jaap Gidding
1921 7-8 May 1922 The marionet C.A. Lion Cachet  
1921 9-10 Jul. 1922 International exhibition on theatre 1922 Amsterdam Frits Lensvelt  
1921 11 Oct. 1922 Frank Lloyd Wright El Lissitzky  
1921 12 Nov. 1922 New building of the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam Jan Duiker &
Bernard Bijvoet
 
 
1922 no series of this year
Series 5 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1923 1 Jan. 1923 Stained glass windows of R.N. Roland Holst Jacob Jongert  
1923 2 Mar. 1923 Advertisements by Dutch artists Jan Sluijters
1923 3 Apr. 1923 Skyskrapers in Europe and America Johan Polet
1923 4 May 1923 Houses in Amsterdam-Zuid Albert Klijn
1923 5-6 Jul. 1923 Sculptures by Dutch artists Joseph Mendes da Costa  
1923 7 Sep. 1923 Public housing in Amsterdam Anton Kurvers  
1923 8-9 Nov. 1923 Seashells Richard Roland Holst  
1923 10 Feb. 1924 Bookplates by Dutch artists Bernard Essers  
1923 11-12 Mar. 1924 Projects of the architects

C.J. Blaauw, J. Crouwel en J.M. Luthmann

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
Series 6 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1924 1 Apr. 1924 Sculptures of 6 Dutch artists Jan Havermans
1924 2 May 1924 Sketches and studies by Michel de Klerk Louise Beijerman
1924 3 Jul. 1924 Works by Hermann Finsterlin Hermann Finsterlin
1924 4-5 Aug. 1924 Architectural project by M. de Klerk Margaret Staal-Kropholler
1924 6 Sep. 1924 Eileen Gray Hendrik Wijdeveld
1924 7 Oct. 1924 Portraits by Michel de Klerk Tine Baanders
1924 8 Jan. 1925 Hilversum Town Hall and other works by W.M. Dudok Willem Dudok
1924 9-10 Feb. 1925 Buildings by M. de Klerk Tine Baanders
1924 11-12 Apr. 1925 Crystals Bernard Essers  
Series 7 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1925 1 May 1925 De Mesquita Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1925 2 Jul. 1925 Sculptures by Hildo Krop Hildo Krop
1925 3 Oct. 1925 The life-work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 4 Nov. 1925 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 5 Jan. 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 6 Feb. 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 7 Mar. 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 8 Mar. 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 9 Apr. 1926 Frank Lloyd Wright Hendrik Wijdeveld
1925 10 May 1926 Furniture - M. de Klerk Fokko Mees
1925 11-12 Sep. 1926 P. Kramer's Bijenkorf Julius Luthmann
 
1926 no series of this year
Series 8 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1927 1 Jun. 1927 Sculpture Johan Polet
1927 2 Jul. 1927 Interiors Otto B. de Kat
1927 3 Sep. 1927 Flemish theatre - Johan de Meester Anton Kurvers  
1927 4 Oct. 1927 Denmark Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1927 5 Nov. 1927 Sweden Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1927 6-7 Jan. 1928 Amsterdam West Jan Snellebrand
1927 8 Feb. 1928 Sweden II Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1927 9-10 Mar. 1928 Austria Christa Ehrlich
1927 11 Apr. 1928 Public housing in Amsterdam P.L. Marnette  
1927 12 May 1928 Graphic arts Tine Baanders
Series 9 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1928 1 Jul. 1928 Architect Willem Dudok Hendrik Wouda  
1928 2 Aug. 1928 Technology and art W. H. Gispen
1928 3-4 Sep. 1928 Works by Jan Toorop in private collections Richard Roland Holst  
1928 5 Oct. 1928 Hindu sculptures from Java Johan ten Klooster  
1928 6-7 Nov. 1928 Sculpture Nicolaas van de Vecht  
1928 8 Dec. 1928 Cartoons by Albert Hahn Albert Hahn jr.  
1928 9 Jan. 1929 Works by Johan Thorn Prikker Hildo Krop
1928 10 Mar. 1929 Graphic arts Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1928 11 Apr. 1929 Puppets and marionettes Anton Kurvers  
1928 12 May 1929 Russian icons K. Katkof  
Series 10 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1929 1 Jul. 1929 Sculptures by Ossip Zadkine Hildo Krop
1929 2 Sep. 1929 Glass works by Lebeau Chris Lebeau  
1929 3 Oct. 1929 Paintings by Diego Rivera Vilmos Huszar
1929 4 Dec. 1929 St. Nicolas Church in IJsselstein Joop Sjollema
1929 5-6 Jan. 1930 Architect J.F. Staal Margaret Kropholler
1929 7 Feb. 1930 Paintings by Lyonel Feininger Tine Baanders
1929 8 Apr. 1930 Architect J.L.M. Lauweriks Mathieu Lauweriks  
1929 9 Jun. 1930 Ancient Italian art Jan Poortenaar
1929 10 Jul. 1930 Russian theatre Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1929 11-12 Oct. 1930 Architecture in Amsterdam Zuid Henry Tino Zwiers
Series 11 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1930 1 Nov. 1930 Rothenburg ob der Tauber A.C. (=A.P.) Smits
1930 2 Dec. 1930 Factory of De Erven Wed. J. van Nelle in Rotterdam Leendert van der Vlugt  
1930 3 Jan. 1931 Dutch pavilion in Antwerp 1930 Willem Jacob Rozendaal
1930 4 Mar. 1931 Bourdelle Jouke Zietsma
1930 5 Apr. 1931 Aerial photography of the Netherlands Arthur Staal
1930 6-7 Jun. 1931 Glass paintings and heads by Richard Roland Holst Joop Sjollema
1930 8 Jul. 1931 De Bijenkorf in Rotterdam, by Willem Dudok Arthur Staal
1930 9 Aug. 1931 Infographics Peter Alma
1930 10 Oct. 1931 Glass factory "Leerdam" Andries Copier
1930 11-12 Nov. 1931 Hilversum Town Hall Willem Dudok
Series 12 No Publ. date Theme Cover design Cover
1931 1 Jan. 1932 Sculptures by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita  
1931 2 Feb. 1932 Dutch poster art S.L. Schwarz  
1931 3 Mar. 1932 Joep Nicolas - glass artist Joep Nicolas
1931 4 Apr. 1932 Country houses Henry Zwiers
1931 5 May 1932 Sculptures by Hildo Krop Hildo Krop
1931 6 Jul. 1932 Paintings by Pyke Koch, Kor Postma and Carel Willink Arthur Staal
1931 7-8 Sep. 1932 Schools Henry Zwiers
1931 9 Oct. 1932 Statues Theo van Reijn
1931 10 Dec. 1932 Fahrenkamp Otto B. de Kat
1931 11-12 Feb. 1933 Churches Jouke Zietsma

Bibliography

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M.F. Le Coultre, Wendingen 1918-1932 - Architectuur en vormgeving, Blaricum 2001. Dutch edition, 272 pages with articles and all 116 covers.

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