East German Product Design At Its Best
Yesterday, I received a package from some good friends on the other side of the pond. In it, a torn out magazine page promoting DDR Design, 1949 - 1989, a Taschen featuring the “best” of communist, East German product design.
If you’ve spent any time near the DDR, or seen Good Bye, Lenin, you’ll know the odd, cheap, kitschy feel that’s both comforting and some how very, very wrong.
