Wiener Werkstätte

by Angelika Taschen and Gabriele Fahr-Becker

Book Overview

The Wiener Werkst tte ("Vienna Workshop") bears many hallmarks of a modern creative movement. Founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waerndorfer, this progressive alliance of artists and designers was particularly interested in challenging industrialised society with individual handcraftsmanship, and in bringing different facets of life into one unified, elegant artwork.

The workshop began life in three...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836519887
• ISBN13: 9783836519885
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.7" x 12.7"