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Die Neue Sammlung is one of the leading design museums in the world, with the largest collection of industrial and product design. Founded in 1907 with the ideas of the German Werkbund, Die Neue Sammlung became an official state museum in 1925. It is considered the world’s oldest design museum – regarded as such long before the word design acquired this meaning. Since then, Die Neue Sammlung has been making design history with its international acquisitions and stimulating exhibitions. With over 100,000 catalogued items, Die Neue Sammlung is among the world’s largest design collections. It is very wide-ranging, with the collection covering over 20 different areas, embracing
product Product may refer to: Business * Product (business), an item that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer. * Product (project management), a deliverable or set of deliverables that contribute to a business solution ...
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industrial design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in adva ...
, furniture design, and graphic design, as well as topics such as
mobility Mobility may refer to: Social sciences and humanities * Economic mobility, ability of individuals or families to improve their economic status * Geographic mobility, the measure of how populations and goods move over time * Mobilities, a conte ...
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interface design User interface (UI) design or user interface engineering is the design of user interfaces for machines and software, such as computers, home appliances, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on maximizing usability and the ...
. Ceramics and glass are focal areas, as are Jewellery and Appliances, not to mention selected objects in the field of crafted design.


History

Founded in 1907 in line with the ideas of the
German Werkbund The Deutscher Werkbund (; ) is a German association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists established in 1907. The ''Werkbund'' became an important element in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, parti ...
, it was inaugurated as an official state museum in 1925. From the very beginning it distinguished itself from the museums of arts and crafts of the day by committing firmly to espousing the Modernism of the times and thus contemporary design. To this day, the Neue Sammlung’s agenda pursue those initial objectives.


Exhibitions (selection)

A typical year will see more than a dozen different exhibitions being staged, covering all areas of the collection. Notable exhibitions of recent years have been: * 2022: The Bicycle – Cult Object – Design Object: Designs by Togashi Engineering,
Paul Jaray Paul Jaray (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Járay Pál''; 11 March 1889 – 22 September 1974) was a Vienna-born engineer, designer, and a pioneer of automotive streamlining. Life Paul Jaray came from one of the oldest Prague-born Jewish fa ...
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Alex Moulton Alexander Eric Moulton (9 April 1920 – 9 December 2012) was an English engineer and inventor, specialising in Suspension (vehicle), suspension design. Early life and education Moulton's father, John Coney Moulton, was a naturalist working in ...
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Luigi Colani Luigi Colani (born Lutz Colani; 2 August 1928 – 16 September 2019) was a German industrial designer. His long career began in the 1950s when he designed cars for companies including Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Volkswagen, and BMW. In 1957, he d ...
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Richard Sapper Richard Sapper (30 May 1932 – 31 December 2015) was a German industrial designer who was based in Milan for much of his career. He is considered to be one of the most influential figures of post-war design. His products typically feature a comb ...
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Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro (; born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automotive designer. He has worked on supercars and popular everyday vehicles. He was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002. He w ...
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Marc Newson Marc Andrew Newson (born 20 October 1963) is an Australian industrial designer, creative director, and artist who has worked in many industry sectors including furniture, product, and transportation design, luxury goods, fashion, and fine art ...
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Ross Lovegrove Ross Lovegrove (born 1958 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh artist and industrial designer. Biography Ross Lovegrove was born in Wales in 1958. He studied at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University), graduating with a Fi ...
. * 2021: AI.Robotics.Design: AI from
Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who is credited, alongside Sir Isaac Newton, with the creation of calculus in addition to many ...
’ calculating machine through to intelligent robots and algorithms today * 2019: Thonet & Design: Works by Stefan Diez,
Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...
, James Irvine, Naoto Fukusawa, and
Konstantin Grcic Konstantin Grcic ( sr-lat, Konstantin Grčić, sr-Cyrl, Константин Грчић), born 1965, is a German industrial designer known for his design of furniture and household products, some of which have been featured in design shows and ...
* 2017: Munich ,
Hella Jongerius Hella Jongerius (born 30 May 1963 in De Meern, Utrecht) is a Dutch industrial designer. Biography Jongerius was born in De Meern, a village to the west of Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1963. From 1988 to 1993, she studied design at the Design ...
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Louise Schouwenberg Louise Schouwenberg (born 23 January 1954, in Belfeld) studied psychology at the Radboud University Nijmegen, sculpture at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, and philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. She worked as a visual artist from ...
, Beyond the New * 2015: Munich , Konstantin Grcic: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly * 2013: Nuremberg ,
Patricia Urquiola Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961 in Oviedo) is a Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director. Biography Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, and studied architecture at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She lat ...
and Rosenthal. Landscape * 2011: Nuremberg ,
Alessandro Mendini Alessandro Mendini (16 August 1931 – 18 February 2019) was an Italians, Italian designer and architect. He played an important part in the development of Italian, Postmodern architecture, Postmodern, and Radical period, Radical design. He a ...
– Wunderkammer Design * 2004: Munich ,
Karim Rashid Karim Rashid (born 1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised American industrial designer. His designs encompass a wide range of products, including luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, and packaging. Accordi ...
– I want to change the worldKarim Rashid – I want to change the world
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