Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus is a design museum and exhibition centre in Bremen’s Old Town, near Kunsthalle Bremen. The neoclassical building was completed in 1828 in Bremen.
It presents Wilhelm Wagenfeld’s designs alongside temporary exhibitions exploring different aspects of design. A Doric portico marks its plain, two-storey façade. The street-facing upper level has no windows, while Heinrich Frese’s military reliefs depict helmets, shields, swords and emblems. Stamm designed it opposite the Gerhard Marcks House.
Originally called the Detentionshaus, the building served as both a prison and a police station. Police use ended when officers left in 1966. Ostertorwache archives preserve the prison history, while the building also contains offices for the Wagenfeld Foundation. The archives opened to public visitors in 1999.
Born in Bremen in 1900, Wilhelm Wagenfeld trained as a technical draughtsman and silversmith before joining the Bauhaus in Weimar. He worked in the Bauhaus metal workshop at Weimar. His Bauhaus table lamp represents a functional approach to household objects, a focus reflected in his wider industrial design. The centre links his legacy with Bremen’s creative industries.
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