DOI Heft:
No. 242 (May 1913)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21160#0352
Studio- Talk
INTERIOR OF A NEW "KINO" THEATRE IN THE WEST END OF BERLIN, DESIGNED BY OSKAR KAUFMANN,
ARCHITECT
Gossens, Olde, Mackensen, Kuehl, Clarenbach,
and Landenberger. We were indebted to some
distinguished foreign members, such as Herkomer,
Wauters, and de Vriendt, for the clous of the ex-
hibition, the attractions of which were enhanced
by graphic contributions from Schmutzer, Koepping,
and Orlik. The sculpture reached a high level
as represented by Tuaillon, Manzel, Schott,
Klimsch, Gaul, Schaper, Kruse, Lederer, Briitt,
and Starck.
The architect Oskar Kaufmann has just com-
pleted a " Kino " theatre on the Nollendorf Platz
in the modern western quarter of Berlin, and in
spite of its small size it makes quite a striking
figure among the big buildings of the near vicinity.
The windowless, box-like form is shaped and
ornamented with plastic decorations in such
superior taste that in its reserve and elevated style
it reminds one somewhat of an ancient temple.
In the evening the facade is made particularly
attractive by two long narrow stained glass windows
which when lit up from the inside glow almost
mysteriously, like brilliant coloured posters. The
parqueted floor of the " Kino " is on a level with
the street pavement, and within the cylindrical vault
of the house two staircases lead up to the dress-
circle. All the light comes through the glass roof,
which can be entirely opened in summer. The
whole interior assumes a distinguished character
from its colour-scheme in ivory and violet. The
polychrome wood-carvings are by the sculptor
Feuerhahn, and the wall pictures as well as the.
design for the embroidered curtain are by the
painter August Unger. The choice of such
collaborators corresponds to the artistic standard
which the art of Oskar Kaufmann represents.
J- J-
MUNICH.—The Secession winter exhi-
bition afforded an admirable oppor-
tunity of taking a comprehensive view
of and gaining considerable familiarity
with the work of three artists whose productions
were here grouped together forming three distinct
ensembles—Zuloaga with his decorative pictures,
the sculptor Flossmann, and the accomplished
portraitist Leo Samberger. The visitor to the
exhibition had the opportunity of gaining a better
comprehension of each artist's work, of penetrating
his thoughts and of realising his artistic standpoint.
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INTERIOR OF A NEW "KINO" THEATRE IN THE WEST END OF BERLIN, DESIGNED BY OSKAR KAUFMANN,
ARCHITECT
Gossens, Olde, Mackensen, Kuehl, Clarenbach,
and Landenberger. We were indebted to some
distinguished foreign members, such as Herkomer,
Wauters, and de Vriendt, for the clous of the ex-
hibition, the attractions of which were enhanced
by graphic contributions from Schmutzer, Koepping,
and Orlik. The sculpture reached a high level
as represented by Tuaillon, Manzel, Schott,
Klimsch, Gaul, Schaper, Kruse, Lederer, Briitt,
and Starck.
The architect Oskar Kaufmann has just com-
pleted a " Kino " theatre on the Nollendorf Platz
in the modern western quarter of Berlin, and in
spite of its small size it makes quite a striking
figure among the big buildings of the near vicinity.
The windowless, box-like form is shaped and
ornamented with plastic decorations in such
superior taste that in its reserve and elevated style
it reminds one somewhat of an ancient temple.
In the evening the facade is made particularly
attractive by two long narrow stained glass windows
which when lit up from the inside glow almost
mysteriously, like brilliant coloured posters. The
parqueted floor of the " Kino " is on a level with
the street pavement, and within the cylindrical vault
of the house two staircases lead up to the dress-
circle. All the light comes through the glass roof,
which can be entirely opened in summer. The
whole interior assumes a distinguished character
from its colour-scheme in ivory and violet. The
polychrome wood-carvings are by the sculptor
Feuerhahn, and the wall pictures as well as the.
design for the embroidered curtain are by the
painter August Unger. The choice of such
collaborators corresponds to the artistic standard
which the art of Oskar Kaufmann represents.
J- J-
MUNICH.—The Secession winter exhi-
bition afforded an admirable oppor-
tunity of taking a comprehensive view
of and gaining considerable familiarity
with the work of three artists whose productions
were here grouped together forming three distinct
ensembles—Zuloaga with his decorative pictures,
the sculptor Flossmann, and the accomplished
portraitist Leo Samberger. The visitor to the
exhibition had the opportunity of gaining a better
comprehension of each artist's work, of penetrating
his thoughts and of realising his artistic standpoint.
329