Background
Dell was born in Offenbach am Main in Hesse.
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Christian Dell
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Education
From 1907-1911 he completed the silver forging studies at the academy. In 1912-1913 he studied at the Saxon college of arts and crafts in Weimar.
Career
From 1922-1925 he worked as a foreman of the metal workshop at the Bauhaus in Weimar. In 1926 he changed to the Frankfurt art school (Städelschule). The Nazi Party did not allow him to stay there in 1933, but Walter Gropius offered him a job in the United States.
However, Dell decided to remain in Germany.
After World World War II, Dell manufactured silver goods and opened a jewellery shop in Wiesbaden in 1948, which he operated until 1955. He died in Wiesbaden in 1974.
Beginning in 1926 Dell sketched lights, at first for the New Frankfurt-project Well known are the lights for the lamp factory Gebr.
Kaiser & Company in Neheim Hüsten beginning in 1933-1934, which were produced in large quantities.
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Political Party
Nazi party