Wiener Werkstätte jewelry
By: edited by Janis Staggs
Contributors: Neue Galerie New York
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9783775743921; 9781931794190
Subjects: Jewelry; Decorative arts; Wiener Werkstätte; Exhibitions; History
Description: The Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops, was founded in 1903. The firm's artistic co-founders, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Following the example of near contemporaries René Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for its monetary value. This publication highlights masterpieces created by the Wiener Werkstätte between 1903 and the early twenties. It features significant pieces by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Dagobert Peche, among others. Supplemental materials include relevant periodicals, design drawings, and photographs of prominent clients.
Notes: "This catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Wiener Werkstätte Jewelry, Neue Galerie New York, March 27-June 30, 2008"--Colophon.