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Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main

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Offenbach am Main College of Design
Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach am Main
TypePublic university
Established1832; 193 years ago (1832)
PresidentBrigitte Franzen[1]
Administrative staff
27 (full professors/teacher for special tasks)
Studentsc. 500
Location
Offenbach am Main
,
Hesse
,
Germany

50°06′27″N 8°45′53″E / 50.10750°N 8.76472°E / 50.10750; 8.76472
CampusUrban
Websitewww.hfg-offenbach.de

The Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach am Main (English: Offenbach am Main College of Design) is a German art and design university located in Offenbach am Main, in the German state of Hesse. It was given university status in 1970, and founded in 1832.

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The school is divided into two departments. The degree course offers a choice of different topics: design, art, communication design, media arts, stage design and product design. Additionally, the college offers a one-year (two-semester), project-oriented undergraduate course.

History

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HfG Offenbach was founded in 1832 as an Artisan School for Better Training of New Artisans.[2] It soon became an Arts and Crafts School where crafts, artistic and theoretical subjects were taught at the same time. In its enumeration.The cyclopædia of education from 1883[3] states that the Art-Industry school in Offenbach is notable among European institutions.

In 1970 the Offenbacher Werkkunstschule was transformed into an artistic-scientific university of Hesse.[4] Analogous to its lawful educational obligation to "teach and develop artistic forms and contents" and to "educate the new artistic and artistic-scientific generation",[5] the activity profile of the HfG today encompasses artistic and scientific lecture and research in the diverse fields of visual communication and product design under special consideration of electronic media and newest technologies.

Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ Teutsch, Oliver (14 July 2024). "Brigitte Franzen wird Direktorin der HfG in Offenbach". FR.de (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ "1832: Der Weg von der Handwerkerschule zur HfG beginnt". Stadt Offenbach am Main (in German). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ^ Henry Kiddle and Alexander Jacob Schem, The Cyclopædia of Education: a dictionary of information for the use of teachers, school officers, parents, and others (3rd edition), New York: E. Steiger & Co., 1883, p. 812 (at Google Books and archive.org)
  4. ^ Kunstgeschichte, Redaktion Portal. "Detailseite :: Portal Kunstgeschichte – Das Informationsportal für Kunsthistoriker im deutschsprachigen Raum". Startseite (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  5. ^ §4 paragraph 2 of the Hessische Hochschulgesetz
  6. ^ Frankfurt, Schauspiel. "Juliane Rebentisch". Schauspiel Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  7. ^ "1934: Schriftmeister Rudolf Koch stirbt". Stadt Offenbach am Main (in German). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Über uns – Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach". Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach – Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Offenbach (in German). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Fritz Kredel". collections.artsmia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Der Herr der Buchstaben". FR.de (in German). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  11. ^ "1913: Beispiel Darmstädter Stils". Stadt Offenbach am Main (in German). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Internationale Architektur-Datenbank". archINFORM (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  13. ^ Metzger, Frank (ARCH). "Cetto, Max" (in German). Metzger, Frank (ARCH). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Adam Jankowski: Painting". Adam Jankowski (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Verner Panton". Informationen (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Neues Dekanat im Fachbereich Visuelle Kommunikation". HfG Offenbach (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Trauer um Burghart Schmidt". HfG Offenbach (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  18. ^ El, Eugen (26 June 2024). "Abschied von der HfG: Manfred Stumpf geht in den Ruhestand". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Georg-Christof Bertsch". DDC – Deutscher Design Club (in German). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Vincenzo Baviera". RegioKunstwege. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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