Overview
- Manon Bursian of the Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt confirmed that Horn died Sunday in Halle at the home of his life partner.
- Horn co-developed the MDW modular furniture system with Eberhard Wüstner for Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, unveiled in 1967 at the Leipzig Spring Fair.
- The MDW program became a staple of East German living, with wall units in more than half a million households and components designed for flexible, user-assembled layouts.
- From 1968 to 1996 he taught and led furniture and interior design at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, shaping generations of designers through close ties to industry.
- In October 2025 he received Saxony-Anhalt’s state art prize for his life’s work, and parts of his furniture program remain sought-after by collectors.