Schöner Wohnen

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

Schöner Wohnen
Former editorsJosef Kremerkothen
CategoriesInterior design magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1960
CompanyGruner + Jahr
CountryGermany
Based inHamburg
LanguageGerman
ISSN0941-5718

History and profile

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
  1. Katrin Schreiter (2020). Designing One Nation: The Politics of Economic Culture and Trade in Divided Germany. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 159-160. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190877279.001.0001. ISBN 9780190877279.
  2. "Schöner Wohnen (DEU)". G+J. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. "Top 10 German Interior Design Magazines That You Should Read (Part 1)". Interior Design Magazines. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. 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.
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