Creative Combinatorics

Contents – systematically

Combinatorics and order as a foundation of creativity, information organisation and art in the work of Wilhelm Ostwald

• Introduction
• Combinatorics and Ostwald’s Philosophy of Nature
• Applying Combinatorics
  • The Organization of Scholarly Work
  • Creativity and Education
  • The Harmony of Colors and Forms
• Connections to Werkbund, De Stijl, and Bauhaus
• Hidden Connections until Today