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Seidl photo © mak / Georg Mayer. by itsGermanacronym, and glass. Whiskey decanter for Lobmeyr Klaus Fritsch Above: 2 x1¾½in. ribbon, largesthandle Wien, 2000,porcelain, Ina Seidl Kunst in ViennaattheMuseumfürAngewandte A recentexhibitionofInaSeidl’sjewelry Opposite: shift longafter each pieceisbuilt.“Austria freshly cutoakthatcontinuesto moveand Gorjanz, acarpenterwhoworks with Dieter by one ofthesolid-lookingbenches nostalgic andsustainable elements; or try with acontemporarysteelframe, merging trams Viennese bent-plywood seatsofold ner Nussbaumer,whocombine the beloved by thewoodworkingteamKatjaandWer- designers. AtDasMöbelyoucanuse chairs experience furnituremadebyAustrian known publiclivingroom,”wherevisitors room tocreatewhathecalls“Vienna’sbest- combining acaféwithfurnitureshow- open DasMöbel(thepieceoffurniture), tion thatinspiredLotharTrierenbergto haus culture. as homagetoherhometownanditsKaffee- cup handlessuspendedfromaredstring, lain heartsassembledfromassortedcoffee pendant Wien(Vienna),agroupofporce- It wasthatViennesecoffeehousetradi- (Museum ofAppliedArts),known
27½ x31½15¾in. men’s overalls, Furniture, work- Hard Working Design Studio Walking-Chair Daniel Krohwith Right: mak , includedthe
tion with otherdesignersandsustainability tion and industry.” Experimentation,coopera- lishing adialoguebetweenthe handmade and industrialproductionmethods, estab move backandforthbetweenone-of-a-kind and ourapproachishands-on. Wefreely creativity. “Wecomefromthe appliedarts, in Vienna,viewsdesignasatoolenabling studied attheUniversityofAppliedArts tionally usedinconstruction.Pircher,who rial sprayedwithapolymercoatingtradi- from industrialStyrofoampackagingmate- exhibitions andafurnitureseriescreated 10 yearsdesigningtypography,interiors, Gallery, thetwohaveworkedtogetherfor and incorporatesthesmallWalking-Chair functions asashowroomandretailoutlet this street-leveloffice/workshop,which form theWalking-ChairDesignStudio.In Fidel Peugeothavecombinedtheirskillsto in Europe.” hope tobroadenthistrendinAustriaand says. “Weareexcitedtobepartofthisand international designscene,”Trierenberg has advancedtobeamajorplayerinthe Across town,KarlEmilioPircherand
- colored coversfortheupholsteredpieces. cycles workmen’soverallstomakemulti- fashion designerDanielKroh,whore sofas made inconjunctionwiththeBerlin Working Furniture, agroupofchairsand key whencreatingacollectionlikeHard are work withdesigners liketheAmerican phen’s Cathedral,Lobmeyrcontinues to Kärtnergasse, justafewstepsfrom St.Ste- 1823. Fromitsprimeretaillocation inthe blown glassofthehighestquality since renowned forproducingandselling hand- tiles fabricatedinsmallworkshops. products suchasfurniture,glassandtex set, givenVienna’straditionofhandmade sign sceneasavaluableandexpandable- after recognizingtheappliedartsandde tial supportprogramforcreativeindustries one ofthefirstinEuropetoofferasubstan- destination forcreativetalent.Thecitywas edge—in helpingtoestablishViennaasa businesses withgrantsandaccesstoknowl- 2003 toprovidesmallandemergingcreative parture—a programinitiatedbythecityin Pircher pointstotheimportanceofDe One ofthesebusinessesisLobmeyr, american craft american oct/nov 10 -
- 069 - - xe handmade indu and produwrial indu eion me We freely move ba “We come from of world craft wide the e applied arts, and our and approaxe applied arts, and ford and x between one-of-a-kind pieces and wry.” Emilio —Karl Pir ods, establi xods, sing adialogue between b ishands-on. ber at Kaffeehaus chairs Installation of Barbara Bloom Below: electric wire. The WhiteTube, Andrea Auer Left: mak .
uidation in1932. encing moderndesignwellbeyonditsliq- the WienerWerkstättesucceededininflu- of highqualityforallaspectsdailylife, of art)bydesigningproductsandobjects to createaGesamtkunstwerk(totalwork Arts andCraftsmovementadesire to appliedartsmodeledaftertheBritish skills availablehere.Withacommitment relied onthehighleveloftraditionalcraft duction communityofvisualartists,also Hoffmann andKolomanMoserasapro Workshops), foundedin1903byJosef Austria. TheWienerWerkstätte(Vienna to createdesignsrecognizedwellbeyond tional craftworkshopshavecollaborated designers withnewconceptsandtradi niques withfreshideas. riage oftraditionalcraftskillsandtech an oft-citedexampleofthesuccessfulmar- Ted Muehlingtocreateglassware;itis object, thesofa, withPools&Pouf!This interpretation ofanothertraditional the artist Robert Stadleroffersanupdated social standing. en acrossthecountryregardless of their skirt stillcommonlywornbymany wom full Austrian dresswithatightbodiceand component ofthedirndl—atraditional ing anewusefortheapron,animportant on areversibledouble-aprondesignoffer and edelweiss.Thesemotifsareprinted ing mountains,woodenfarmhouses,cows graphs oftheAustriancountryside,includ- Walking Skirts,incorporatingphoto- clothing, mostnotablyWallenböck’s which carriescontemporaryhandmade tect, andDörteKaufman,anarthistorian, opened byGudrunWallenböck,anarchi- temporary twistinHinterland,ashop 20th-century consumer. fied, withmassappealfortheturn-of-the- ture catalog:simpleforms,easilyidenti- designs asiftheywerefeaturedinafurni- Their graphicsilhouettesillustratethe screen andlightingthemfrombehind. the coffeehousechairsbehindamilkyglass byThonet,placing designed amples chair, theiconiclaminatedbentwoodex a displayforthetraditionalViennese 90s. BarbaraBloom,asculptor,created underwent amajorredesigninthemid- holds theWienerWerkstättearchives, The exhibitiondisplaysat But thisisnotthefirsttimethatyoung And at the Klaus Engelhorn Collection, And attheKlausEngelhornCollection, Nostalgia fortraditionisgivenacon- mak , which
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Pools & Pouf! photo © Patrick Gries, Paris. dence, Martina Windelsisajewelerliving inProvi scarves atGalerie a textileartistexhibitinghand-printed of astill-dividedEurope,”saysUrsiFürtler, could senseitsproximitytotheeasternpart sory andjewelry. acces pieces thatfunctionasbothfashion Bischur’s knittedneck- Sonja and Belchev, up pantyhose,balloonringsbyDimitar sawe’s jewelryfromrubberbandsandcut- made fromrecycledribbons,KatjaKor- clude AgnesCzifra’sone-of-akindtextiles Schwarzinger’s discoveriesin Veronika tional jewelryandtextiledesigners. Owner young Austrianandinterna- of variety a by of traditionalforms. reflects uponthepersistenceandmutability of Chesterfield-styleleatherupholstery, covered withagraygrid are which shapes, free-form collection offlowing,Dalí-esque around thecorner.” is closeby,andthenext café isjust market Auer says.“I value the qualityoflife.The humanscale.“Ilovelivinghere,” ageable, tropolis withinternationalflair butaman- and linked chains,praises Viennaasame- oftheclassicpearl-dropearring pretations wire andclearfoiltocreatemoderninter- who workswithplastic-coatedelectric eighth district. with BernadetteHahnenkampinVienna’s Ribbon vases,whojustopenedashowroom well-known forhertallslip-castThree- vitality,” addsMartinaZwölfer,aceramist of thecityandcontributedtoitscurrent ’70s andearly’80shasinfluencedtheface ants arehopefulandenergized.” out. “It is a vibrantcitynowanditsinhabit- changed over thelast30years,shepoints Galerie rative languagemoot. text withoutrenderingtheiroriginaldeco the foundpiecesfromtheir original con removes she priation andreinterpretation, elry,” Zimmermansays.Through appro in ordertoexpandthedefinition ofjew- glamour of investigate thetraditionalrole inside thetreasurechest,Iamcarefulto resin. Motivatedby“mycuriositytopeek by castingpiecesofcostumejewelryin mermann’s reinventionofbaroqueelements “Vienna usedtobeagraycity,andone Another playontraditionisPetraZim Andrea Auer, another jewelry designer, Andrea Auer,anotherjewelrydesigner, “An alternativeculturalsceneinthelate Zimmerman’s jewelryisshowcasedat ri v&v . amongexperimentalwork v & v . Butthemoodhas - - - -
- - - leather, 2004, upholstered Pools &Pouf!couch, Robert Stadler Bottom: countryside. graphs oftheAustrian that incorporatephoto- Walking Skirts—aprons known forWallenböck’s shop, Hinterland,is and DörteKaufman’s Gudrun Wallenböck Right: blackened silver. methacrylate, goldleaf, bag, polymethyl- Bracelet, 2010,vintage Petra Zimmermann Above: 8 x3¹ ⁄ 6 x3ft. pvc , plywood,
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