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Biography |
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1908 |
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Born on December 22 in Winterthur, Switzerland |
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1924 - 1927 |
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Studied at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Zurich |
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1927 - 1929 |
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Apprenticeship as a silversmith |
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1929 |
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Moved to Zurich |
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1932 |
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From this point on he was active as an architect, painter, graphic artist and sculptor |
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1936 |
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Since then he was active in public relations |
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1944 |
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From then on he was active as product designer |
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1931 - 1956 |
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Co-founder and director of the Ulm School of Arts and Crafts |
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1961 - 1964 |
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Head architect of the building and design sectors for the Swiss national exhibition in Lausanne 1964 |
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1967 |
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Became professor at the State School for Fine Arts in Hamburg and received awards, honors and an honorary degree |
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1968 |
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Received the Zurich Art Award |
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1994 |
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Died at the age of 86 years on December 9 during a visit to Berlin |
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