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Schott & Genossen

Header: Schott & Genossen
Also known as: Schott & Genossen; primary name: Schott & Genossen
Details: organisation; manufacturer/factory; German
Other dates: 1884-
Biography: Fire-proof glass was developed by Schott initially for laboratory ware and applied to domestic glassware after the First World War. For E. Schott's account of his collaboration with Gerhard Marcks, see Baukunst und Werkform 8, August 1954 (reference kindly supplied by Anne Marie Ittstein, Schott Glaswerke) Schott Glaswerke was founded in 1884 by Otto Schott, specialising initially in optical and scientific glass. Domestic glassware was introduced by Otto's son, Dr Erich Schott, in the 1920s. Erich Schott first met Wagenfeld in 1922, when Wagenfeld gave a lecture on the Bauhaus in Jena. As a result Schott asked him to collaborate on the design of domestic glassware.
Bibliography: Baukunst und Werkform 8, August 1954 Schott Information, 3/1984 (100 Years of Schott-100 Years of innovation)

Museum number: 2014,8024.118.a-c |
Producer name: Designed by:Heinrich, LöffelhardtFactory of:Schott & Genossen |
Production date: 1955-1960 |
Production place: Factory in:Mainz