Founded in 1913 as an offshoot of the German Crafts Association (Deutscher Werkbund) and still in existence, the Swiss Crafts Association (Schweizer Werkbund) has represented the interests of „people, firms, and institutions“ concerned with the intersection of aesthetics, culture, and commerce, and has educated the broader public about issues relating to good design. It published the journal Das Werk, held exhibits and awarded honors and prizes. This biographical dictionary covers the organization's membership from its inception in 1913 to 1968 and includes 980 short biographies. Except at the end, where sources, secondary literature, and the consulted archives are listed, there are no biographical references. An appendix includes the names of 764 members of the association not taken up in the main body of the work, either because they belonged for only a few years or because „their trace in visual culture has been all but erased.“ [sh/sl]

Die Türckische Cammer: Sammlung orientalischer Kunst in der kurfürstlichsächischen Rüstkammer Dresden [The Turkish Chamber: The Collection of Eastern Art in the Armaments Chamber of the Electoral Prince of Saxony in Dresden]. Holger Schuckelt. Photographs by Elke Estel. Dresden: Sandstein, 2010. 383 p. ill. 31 cm. ISBN 978-3-940319-89-0: EUR 39.90