In the interwar period, various European countries saw attempts to turn the building of houses from a craft-based endeavor to industrialized machine production. One of these attempts was the Oceľový dom [Steel House] company in Bratislava, formed in the late 1920s to produce prefabricated steel-frame houses. Drawing upon strong ambition and powerful industrial backing, and […]
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From Kraus to Orbis: The Two Window Designs of Armin Kraus between Vision and Practicality
In the late 1920s, the Bratislava company of the metalsmith Armin Kraus produced an intriguing window design. Unique for its folding opening mechanism and an unusual combination of wood and steel, it represents one of the most original examples of windows produced in inter-war Czechoslovakia. Although the window was well received by the avant-garde, it […]