Design Archive Feature, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• Japan
• Commercial Modernism

A Collection of Japanese Ephemera from the 1920s and 30s

Collected Japanese ephemera From the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, from Japan's transformative period, with its robust industrial force accompanied by an increase in consumer culture.

Book Reviews & Press Releases

Parallel Public – Experimental Art in Late East Germany By Sara Blaylock

Parallel Public is a new publication by Sara Blaylock, published by MIT Press. The book documents the East German artists pioneering work that made their country’s experimental art scene a form of (counter) public life.

Movements, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content

• Czech Republic, France, Germany
• Art Nouveau and Jugendstil

Art Nouveau and the Magazine Cover

Art Nouveau spread through magazine covers across Europe, from the German Jugend to the Czech Typografia, and regional variations shaped the movement's visual style in print.