Walter Dexel
Germany (1890—1973)With a degree in art history, Dexel received private art lessons and produced his first paintings following a trip to Italy. Initially influenced by Cubism and Expressionism, he became close to Constructivism, whose principles he embraced not only in painting but also in typography, advertising, interiors, graphic and stage design. In 1928 he co-authored Das Wohnhaus von Heute with his wife Grete Dexel. He became a close friend of Theo van Doesburg and gave up painting in 1935. After the war, he devoted himself to the study of the history and formal development of household objects, publishing several books on the subject.
