The geometry of everyday things Hermann Glöckner lived much of his life in the shadow of Dresden. Born in Cotta in 1889, he spent his early years learning the practical side of design, attending vocational school in Leipzig and working as a textile designer. His hands were accustomed to patterns and weights long before they moved toward more abstract forms. Between 1904 and 1911, he sat in evening classes at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dresden, where the study of geometry and projections began to take root. These early years were marked by a steady focus on the structural elements of design.…