Architecture

The unique porcelain pieces of the Edition Albin Müller formally refer to an Art Nouveau toothbrush mug, which the architect Albin Müller himself designed for the Sanatorium Dr. Barner, a clinic for internal medicine and psychotherapy in Braunlage in the Harz Mountains.

Sanatorium Dr. Barner, Braunlage

Photos © Ute Zscharnt

One Million—Edition Albin Müller, installation

Photo © Frank Fuhs

“The form of the universal cup, slightly modified by me, is intended for daily use by all guests and visitors of the sanatorium.”

—Uli Aigner

Item 8214
Cup / Art Nouveau
H × D: 11 × 8 cm / 4.5 × 3 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Tom McCallie

Item 8220
Cup / Art Nouveau
H × D: 11 × 8 cm / 4.5 × 3 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Tom McCallie

Item 8222
Cup / Art Nouveau
H × D: 12 × 8 cm / 5 × 3 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Tom McCallie

Item 8230
Cup / Art Nouveau
H × D: 11 × 9 cm / 4.5 × 3.5 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Tom McCallie

Item 8234
Cup / Art Nouveau
H × D: 13 × 8 cm / 5 × 3 in
Limoges porcelain, transparent glazed

Photo © Tom McCallie

“As a synthesis of the arts, almost unaltered inside and out, the sanatorium provides a precise representation of the high quality of interior design and decorative arts during the late phase of Darmstadt Art Nouveau.”

—David Chipperfield Architects

Opening of the exhibition Ornament and Matter,
Sanatorium Dr. Barner, Braunlage

Photos © Frank Fuhs

One Million—Edition Albin Müller

All items of this edition

Stiftung Sanatorium Dr. Barner