Also means
the act of giving form to an object or concept
Usage Note
Formgebung is central to both sculpture and product design, describing the deliberate giving of form. Elegante Formgebung is a common phrase in design criticism, praising clean, well-resolved shapes.
Examples
"Die klare Formgebung des Stuhls machte ihn zu einem Designklassiker."
Natural Translation
The clear formal design of the chair made it a design classic.
Literal Translation
The clear form-giving of-the chair made it to a design-classic.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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