The Unknown Wiener Werkstätte: Embroidery and Lace

By Angela Volker

-The publication offers an overview of the the design and production of lace and embroidery made by the Wiener Werkst tte between 1906 and 1930, together with a rich inventory of previously unpublished documents from the WW archives

-The production of the Wiener Werkst tte comprises embroidery, braids, covers, inserts for curtains and counterpanes; the presentation is enriched by artists' sketches and designs, blueprints, bobbin lace patterns, sample fortfolios and historical photographs

-The book provides a great deal of new information on this hitherto little-known Wiener Werkst tte department

-With works by Carl Otto Czeschka, Josef Hoffmann, Dagobert Peche, Maria Likarz-Strauss, Mathilde Fl gl, Hilde Jesser-Schmid, Felice Rix-Ueno, Vally Wieselthier and Fritzi L w-Lazar

A rich inventory of previously unpublished documents boasting great artistic sophistication can be found in the Wiener Werkst tte archive in the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art on the design and production of lace and embroidery produced there between 1906 and 1930. Together with the objects kept in the museum, they convey an authentic picture of the department's extraordinary production. Around forty designers are known by name. The earliest pieces of embroidery, from 1906, derive from furniture upholstery belonging to the Wittgenstein family, while lace production did not begin until 1915 and consisted of braids and covers, also inserts for curtains and counterpanes. The book provides a great deal of new information on this hitherto little-known Wiener Werkst tte department, including artists' sketches and designs, blueprints, bobbin lace patterns, sample portfolios in WW design, and historical black-and-white photographs of the original objects.

Text in English and German.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3897905116
• ISBN13: 9783897905115
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 11.6"