Wendingen

Wendingen

Wendingen 1921-11, 1st of 8 F.L.Wright issues (cover El Lissitzky)
Former editors	H. Th. Wijdeveld
Year founded	1918
Country	Netherlands

Wendingen (Dutch:Inversions / Upheaval) was an architecture and art magazine that appeared from 1918 to 1932. It was a monthly publication aimed at architects and interior designers. The booklet was published by Amsterdam publisher Hooge Brug (1918-1923) and by the Santpoort publisher C.A. Mees (1924-1931). It was a mouthpiece for the architect association Architectura et Amicitia. (Architecture and Friendship). The chief editor was the architect H. Th. Wijdeveld. Wendingen initially was an important platform for Dutch expressionism, also known as the Amsterdam School, and later endorsed the New Objectivity.

In spite of the link of Wendingen with an architect's association, the contents of the booklet were not limited to architecture but attention was also given to art and design. The magazine gained recognition not only through its content but also by its remarkable square format and the striking typography of architect H.Th. Wijdeveld, El Lissitzky, Vilmos Huszar and others.

M.F. Le Coultre, Wendingen 1918-1932 - Architectuur en vormgeving, Blaricum 2001. Dutch edition, 272 pages with articles and all 116 covers.