DOI Heft:
Nr. 201 (November, 1913)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The Royal Hungarian Arts and Crafts School in Budapest
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43454#0069
Royal Hungarian Arts and Crafts School, Budapest
DESIGN FOR SMOKING-RECESS IN A BILLIARD-ROOM
BY E. KEMliNY
Beginnings, however, are proverbially difficult, and
in this respect the Budapest school shared the fate
common to all kindred institutions. Nevertheless
they were hopeful, more especially so when Mr,
Walter Crane was invited to come to Budapest and
initiate new methods in the teaching of design,
and some fairly good results were achieved for a few
years. Then followed a period ot apathy which
lasted till some three years ago when with the
appointment of a new director in the person of Dr.
Elemer von Czako a new period of activity com-
menced. Dr. Czako has entirely reorganised
the schools, introducing many new subjects
connected with the industrial arts, and the curri-
BY E. KEMENY (PROF. BALOGH’S CLASS)
37
DESIGN FOR A HALL IN A PUBLIC BUILDING
DESIGN FOR SMOKING-RECESS IN A BILLIARD-ROOM
BY E. KEMliNY
Beginnings, however, are proverbially difficult, and
in this respect the Budapest school shared the fate
common to all kindred institutions. Nevertheless
they were hopeful, more especially so when Mr,
Walter Crane was invited to come to Budapest and
initiate new methods in the teaching of design,
and some fairly good results were achieved for a few
years. Then followed a period ot apathy which
lasted till some three years ago when with the
appointment of a new director in the person of Dr.
Elemer von Czako a new period of activity com-
menced. Dr. Czako has entirely reorganised
the schools, introducing many new subjects
connected with the industrial arts, and the curri-
BY E. KEMENY (PROF. BALOGH’S CLASS)
37
DESIGN FOR A HALL IN A PUBLIC BUILDING