| Wiener Werkstätte Jewelry Contributor(s): Staggs, Janis (Editor), Lauder, Ronald S. (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Price, Renée (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3775743928 ISBN-13: 9783775743921 Publisher: Hatje Cantz OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Product - Design | Jewelry - Crafts & Hobbies | Jewelry |
| Dewey: 739.27 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.2" W x 11.4" (2.15 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The jewelry of the Wiener Werkst tte blurs the lines between gorgeous ornament and miniature sculpture The Wiener Werkst tte, or Vienna Workshops, was founded in 1903. The firm's artistic cofounders, 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 Ren 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 opulent publication highlights masterpieces created by the Wiener Werkst tte between 1903 and the early 1920s. 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. |