Year founded 1956 Based in East Berlin | Final issue 2008 | |
Categories Design magazine
Lifestyle magazine Publisher Institute for Applied Art Country German Democratic Republic | ||
Form und Zweck (meaning Form and Purpose in English) was an East German magazine which featured articles on design. The magazine was official journal of the German Democratic Republic. It existed between 1956 and 2008.
History and profile
Form und Zweck was started in 1956. The magazine was published by the Institute for Applied Art. The headquarters of the magazine was in East Berlin. Its target audience was professional designers and those who were interested in design. The magazine covered articles on design-related topics. It reflected official preference of the state over the development of form and design in the country.
One of the editors-in-chief of Form und Zweck was Hein Köster, who was fired from the post in 1983 following his article about a fictitious museum in Prenzlauerberg. Günter Höhne was the last editor-in-chief of the magazine.
Form und Zweck ceased publication in 2008.