Description: Dekorative Kunst was founded by H. (Hugo) Bruckmann (1863-1941), in association with the art critic J. (Julius) Meier-Graefe (1867-1935) and the writer and publisher Georg Hirth (1841-1916). The journal focused exclusively on contemporary decorative and applied art, particularly furniture, interior design, ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork and textiles. It played a significant role in promoting the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements in Germany.  In its early years, coverage was international, however, after, c.1910 the journal concentrated more on the German and Austrian art. Notable among contributors to Dekorative Kunst were the art dealer S. (Siegfied) Bing (1838-1905), and the writer/designers Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) and Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927).    Among the numerous artists and designers whose work featured in the journal were Peter Behrens, Richard Riemerschmid, C.R. Ashbee, M.H. Baillie Scott, C.F.A. Voysey, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt. Dekorative Kunst included long reports on the work of the Wiener Werkstätte and members of the Deutscher Werkbund, and on international exhibitions, particularly the Paris Exposition of 1900, the Esposizione Internationale d’Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin in 1902, and the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis in 1904.