Puhl & Wagner

Puhl & Wagner was the largest German company for the production of glass mosaics and stained glass. Based in Berlin, the company traded from 1889 to 1969.

History

Puhl & Wagner was founded in 1889 in Berlin. Commissions from Wilhelm II confirmed the company as the country's leading producer of glass mosaics. By 1904 the company required a new building which was designed by Franz Schwechten. Puhl & Wagner merged in 1914 with the company belonging to Gottfried Heinersdorff who had excellent connections with several contemporary artists. The new company produced stained glass and mosaics.[1]

After the Nazis came to power the company won further commissions and after the war received orders from private businesses. In 1969, as a result of the Berlin Wall, the company stopped trading in 1969. The company archives are now held in public ownership.[1]

Puhl & Wagner is probably best known in Sweden for their mosaics in the Golden Hall of the Stockholm City Hall which was constructed between 1921 and 1923.[2]

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References

This article is partially based on material from the German Wikipedia

  1. 1 2 Berlin Gallery of Modern Art, retrieved 10 February 2014
  2. ↑ "Jubileum 2013: 150 år med kommunfullmäktige i Stockholm" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholmskallan.se. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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