Recently we are feeling inspired by the bold shapes and playful colors of Weiner Werkstatte textiles. The Wiener Werkstatte (Vienna Workshop) was an artistic collective based on an interest in eliminating the gap between fine art and crafts, combining both folk and modern techniques. Founded in 1903
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
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Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte, Postcard with Easter eggs, colored lithograph, 1908
Today Apple unveiled the first Retail Store in Austria. It’s located on Kärntner Straße, Vienna’s most famous shopping street. „Ideen haben eine neue Werkstätte“ is written on the storefront which…
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
Art and Artists, Paintings, Painters, Prints, Printmakers, Illustration, Illustrators
Each month I put the spotlight on a different 20th Century designer or studio that I admire. This month, the progressive Austrian design association the Wiener Werkstätte.
Digitally leafing through an old catalog about art and design from Vienna's Wiener Werkstatte (Viennese Workshop) I came across this illustr...
Evolved from the Vienna Secession, founded in 1897 as a progressive alliance of artists and designers, the Wiener Werkstätte cooperative produced wonderful postcards...
Recently we are feeling inspired by the bold shapes and playful colors of Weiner Werkstatte textiles. The Wiener Werkstatte (Vienna Workshop) was an artistic collective based on an interest in eliminating the gap between fine art and crafts, combining both folk and modern techniques. Founded in 1903
Josef Hoffmann, 1910, Wiener Werkstätte www.celiahannes.net
Drawing, Textile Design ‘Lenglen’ by Max Snischek for the Wiener Werkstätte, 1927.
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There are some interesting fabric pieces to see at the National Gallery of Victoria Vienna Art and Design exhibition, although I could have done with more of Josef Hoffman's Wiener Werkstätte textile designs.
Bodice, printed silk, Austria, 1910-1920
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Colour lithograph plate from the Moser issue of Die Quelle, designed by Koloman Moser, Austrian, 1901.
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Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
