A celebration of nearly a quarter century collaboration between the family-run, specialty fashion store Weinberg and the design and architect duo of Trix + Robert Haussmann.
Not only did Weinberg & Trix + Robert Haussmann work together on shaping the Weinberg stores along the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, but within the context of this working relationship, also for fashion brands, including Lanvin and Courrèges, for which they developed together atmospheric and cleverly innovative store concepts in the vein ofthe Haussmann's “Critical Mannerism.” Using plans, drawings, and architectural photographs,
Haussmann für Weinberg sheds light on their six collaborations that date back twenty years from the publication date of 2015.
Richly illustrated with news clippings and company brochures
Haussmann für Weinberg is a
fashion,
design, and
architecture book in equal parts that precisely captures the Zeitgeist and shines a light on an ironic, illusionistic, Swiss Modernism that goes beyond strictly “good form.”
Trix (born 1933) and Robert Haussmann (1931-2022) are two of the most important
architects,
designers and theoreticians, consequential in influencing and helping to displace classical modernism in Switzerland. They have realized about 650 projects in their lifetime; in Zurich these include the Da-Capo-Bar, the new main train station, the boutique Weinberg and the Kronenhallenbar. The year 1967 marks their marriage and the establishment of their joint office Allgemeine Entwurfsanstalt. It is also the year they began working together, a collaboration which has brought forth works breaking with the dogmas of entrenched architectural practices.
