Fritz August Breuhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German architect and designer
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Place of Birth: Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Fritz August Breuhaus
- Fritz August Breuhaus (February 9, 1883 â December 2, 1960) was a German architect, interior designer, and designer in the 20th century.
- He added âde Grootâ to the end of his name in 1929.
- He spread the word of this addition claiming to be the grandson/great-grandson of a reputable painter Breuhaus de Groot.
- His father, Heinrich Hugo Breuhaus was a dentist and married to his mother Johanne Knipping. Fritz August Breuhaus was born in Solingen, Germany.
- His father tried to influence his career, encouraging him to study mechanical engineering, which he did.
- He also sat in on architecture lectures and took "Design" (Prof.
- Theodor Fischer mit Assistent Paul Bonatz), "Decorative design" (Prof.
- Gustav Halmhuber), "Watercolor painting" (Prof.
- Treidler).
- When his father found out he refused to support him any further.
- Breuhaus was forced to live off a small inheritance from his grandmother. From 1907 Breuhaus lived and worked in DĂźsseldorf, where he began the process of designing and planning for the âGarden City Meererbuschâ.
- Breuhaus designed the first house on this 75 hectare residential area in Meerbusch, Buderich.
- He also live in âhouse Eichenhofâ for part of the process.
- The houses were built mainly for businessmen and lawyers, but artists also resided there.Breuhaus then served in World War I between 1914 and 1918.
- He achieved the rank of sergeant, serving in both France and the Eastern Front.
- He published a book in 1917 about his experienced named âDer Soldat und der Tod.
- Gespräch in Versenâ. After 1920, Breuhaus had just divorced from his first wife and returned from war.
- But his career had picked up momentum, even during the post-war slum (World War I).
- Breuhaus mostly designed houses and country houses for the upper-class.
- But in 1923 he had also started his own company âMikado-garagesâ which specialized in hand-printed textiles.
- He also designed furniture, lamps, silverware and wallpaper. The next step in his career showed off his interior design skills.
- He worked on the interior of the Bremen luxury liner.
- But Breuhausâs is most famous for the interiors of the Hindenburg passenger airship.
- He used lightweight tubular forms to create very social space, where people are expected to spend their time in the public space, instead of their cramped cabins.
- It was from these two projects that Breuhaus used to gain the title of Professor from the Free State of Bavaria.
- He wanted this title because he understood the promotional value of an academic title. The âlittle islandâ, was the house he built for his family in Schmargendorf.
- The home was functional, simple and sophisticated.
- Much like the rest of his post-war work.
- The building was surrounded by a courtyard on three sides.
- He had already designed 50 homes for clients, where he custom designed all the furniture. Breuhaus died on December 2, 1960, aged 77, in Cologne.
- He continued working right up till his death.
- Architect Arthur Gerard, completed any work left undone.
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