In 1935 Wagenfeld was appointed art director of a large glassware manufacturer, Lausitzer Glasverein. The unadorned geometric forms of his popular Kubus containers represented the kind of mass-produced objects that the Bauhaus had aspired to produce. Stackable, modular, space-saving, and hygienic, they could be transferred directly from refrigerator or cupboard to the dining table, and encouraged the thrifty use of leftovers.
Gallery label from Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen, September 15, 2010-March 14, 2011.
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Manufacturer
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Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke A.G., Weisswasser, Germany
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Medium
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Molded glass
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Dimensions
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.1: 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4" (8.3 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
.2a: 1 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4" (4.4 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
.2b: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8" (1.3 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
.3a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 7 1/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 18.1 cm)
.3b: 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3 1/2" (1.3 x 18.1 x 8.9 cm)
.4a: 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 7 1/4" (4.4 x 8.9 x 18.4 cm)
.4b: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 7" (1.3 x 8.9 x 17.8 cm)
.5a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.5b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.6a: 3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (8.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.6b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.7a: 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.8 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.7b: 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 8.9 x 9.2 cm)
.8a: 1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.4 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.8b: 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (1.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.9: 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" (4.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
.10: 1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8" (4.4 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
.11: 6 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" (15.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
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Credit
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Mrs. Armand P. Bartos Fund
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Object number
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72.1990.1-11
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Copyright
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© 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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Department
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Architecture and Design