Author

Contributions

  • Neue Galerie New York - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Hatje Cantz, Berlin, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

29,500 words, Guess

Page Count

118 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-103775743928
  • ISBN-101931794197
  • ISBN-139783775743921
  • ISBN-139781931794190
  • OCLC Control Number1010613577
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9783775743921
  • Open LibraryOL26956041M

Classifications

  • DDC745.4
  • LCCNK1382 .W54 2017

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.

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