Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932
Subtitle: the luxury of beauty
By: edited by Christian Witt-Dörring and Janis Staggs ; preface by Ronald S. Lauder, foreword by Renée Price, with contributions by Paul Asenbaum [and ten others]
Contributors: Neue Galerie New York; Prestel Verlag; Passavia Druckservice
Publisher: Prestel; Neue Galerie
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9783791357164
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Exhibitions; Decorative arts; Wiener Werkstätte; Modernism (Art); Art and design; History
Description: The Wiener Werkstätte, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waerndorfer, was an artists' and craftsmen's collective that existed in Vienna from 1903 until 1932. The artists' goal was to bring high-quality design and craft into all areas of life and to elevate everyday objects into pieces of art. During that time, the collective produced items in a variety of media including ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalwork, and textiles. The Wiener Werkstätte style influenced generations of architects from Bauhaus to Art Deco. This book features the work of well-known Wiener Werkstätte members such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Dagobert Peche along with lesser known designers such as Gudrun Baudisch, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Ugo Zovetti. It also includes in-depth essays that explore the Wiener Werkstätte's long history and legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 : the Luxury of Beauty" : October 26, 2017-January 29, 2018, Neue Galerie, New York, New York, United States.

Text in English, translated from the German.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 : the luxury of beauty, Neue Galerie New York, October 26, 2017-January 29, 2018" (title page verso).
Table of contents: title: Economics  -- Ernst Ploil; title: Graphics  -- Rainald Franz; title: Glass  -- Rainald Franz; title: Metal  -- Elisabeth Schmuttermeier; title: Bookbinding and leather  -- Isabella Croÿ-Frick; title: Furniture  -- Christian Witt-Dörring; title: Fashion, textiles, and wallpaper  -- Angela Völker; title: Ceramics  -- Marianne Hussl-Hörmann; title: Klimt and the Wiener Werkstätte  -- Ann-Katrin Rossberg; title: Palais Stoclet  -- Christian Witt-Dörring; title: Garden architecture  -- Anette Freytag; title: From Vienna to New York  -- Christian Witt-Dörring; title: The Wiener Werkstätte of America  -- Janis Staggs; title: Joseph Urban and cosmopolitan productions  -- Janis Staggs; title: Showrooms  -- Paul Asenbaum and Ernst Ploil; title: Marks  -- Elisabeth Schmuttermeier and Marianne Hussl-Hörmann; title: Timeline -- Christian Witt-Dörring and Janis Staggs.