Holzwaren is a German wood products brand whose symbol was designed by Kurt Sieth in 1950, according to the logo and brand database Logos & Brands.[1] The database categorizes the mark among square and negative space logo designs from Germany.[1]
Design and History
Kurt Sieth (1917-1999) was a German painter and graphic artist born in Berlin.[2] He studied at the Meisterschule für Grafik und Buchdesign beginning in 1936.[3] A biographical note in the journal Land-Berichte describes him as a significant painter, draughtsman and graphic artist who was born in Berlin in 1917 and died there in 1999.[4] His estate is held in the Deutsches Kunstarchiv at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.[5]
The Holzwaren symbol is listed among the logos and brands attributed to Sieth in the Logos & Brands designer index.[6] The database describes the mark as a square design using negative space, created in 1950.[1] No further documentation of the mark’s construction, original usage or the specific company it represented has been located in the available research.
Meaning and Symbolism
No documented explanation of the Holzwaren symbol’s meaning or intended symbolism has been found in the available sources. The logo database identifies only its formal characteristics: a square format with negative space, designed in Germany in 1950.[1]
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