DOI Heft:
No. 227 (February 1912)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: Arts and crafts at the Austrian museum for art and industry, Vienna
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21156#0056
Arts and Crafts at the Austrian Museum, Vienna
modern school. An excellent smoke-room de-
signed by Witzmann commanded immediate atten-
tion by the general air of comfort expressed in it,
as also by the beauty of the design. In this
eminently dwellable room the workmanship was
of the finest, every detail being carried out with
the greatest accuracy.
Prof. Hoffmann showed a reception-room highly
characteristic in design, though somewhat lack-
ing in restfulness owing to a certain disturbing
effect caused by the black-and-white upholstery,
hangings, and carpets. Prof. Otto Prutscher’s
room of unpolished oak with fillings of walnut-wood
and linear inlays showed those fine lines of design
and craftsmanship which we associate with his
name. Frank G. Strnad’s “ Moorish ” room dis-
closed many fine qualities and distinct originality of
conception, while other interesting interiors were
shown by Architects M.
Herrgesell, E. J. Wirnmer,
Cesar Poppovits, Karl
Klaus, and Adolf O.
Holub. Alfred Keller’s
official reception - room
must be noted on ac-
count of its singular
beauty and its suitability
to the purpose intended.
In another reception-
room Leopold Forstner,
who is a past-master in
mosaic work, gave
another proof of his right
to this designation.
Architect Josef Zotti
designed some furniture
of a unique kind and of
great interest as showing
the uses to which natural
straw may be put. In a
way he is reviving a lost
art. The frames of the
chairs are of maple
polished black, and the
seats and backs are of
natural straw. It is
astonishing how comfort-
able these straw-seated
chairs are, and the
general design too is
excellent. Every assist-
ance was given to Herr
Zotti by the manu-
facturers, the Prag-
36
Rudniker Korbfabrikation — indeed, nothing is
more instructive than the manner in which these
and other manufacturers have come to the help of
the designers. Another instance of this is the
Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik. The proprietor of
this establishment, Herr Krupp, offered prizes for
the best designs for a table service to be competed
for by students of the Imperial Arts and Crafts
School, stipulating that three points should be kept
in view, namely, beauty of design, practicability, and
the possibility of the designs being carried out by
first-class workmen at a moderate price. These
prizes were carried off by Alfred Sachs, Guido
Heigl, and Philip Hausler. All three showed fine
feeling in their design, in construction, and in the
general unity of effect.
Some beautiful tea and coffee services were
shown by Prof. Otto Prutscher, whose name itself
modern school. An excellent smoke-room de-
signed by Witzmann commanded immediate atten-
tion by the general air of comfort expressed in it,
as also by the beauty of the design. In this
eminently dwellable room the workmanship was
of the finest, every detail being carried out with
the greatest accuracy.
Prof. Hoffmann showed a reception-room highly
characteristic in design, though somewhat lack-
ing in restfulness owing to a certain disturbing
effect caused by the black-and-white upholstery,
hangings, and carpets. Prof. Otto Prutscher’s
room of unpolished oak with fillings of walnut-wood
and linear inlays showed those fine lines of design
and craftsmanship which we associate with his
name. Frank G. Strnad’s “ Moorish ” room dis-
closed many fine qualities and distinct originality of
conception, while other interesting interiors were
shown by Architects M.
Herrgesell, E. J. Wirnmer,
Cesar Poppovits, Karl
Klaus, and Adolf O.
Holub. Alfred Keller’s
official reception - room
must be noted on ac-
count of its singular
beauty and its suitability
to the purpose intended.
In another reception-
room Leopold Forstner,
who is a past-master in
mosaic work, gave
another proof of his right
to this designation.
Architect Josef Zotti
designed some furniture
of a unique kind and of
great interest as showing
the uses to which natural
straw may be put. In a
way he is reviving a lost
art. The frames of the
chairs are of maple
polished black, and the
seats and backs are of
natural straw. It is
astonishing how comfort-
able these straw-seated
chairs are, and the
general design too is
excellent. Every assist-
ance was given to Herr
Zotti by the manu-
facturers, the Prag-
36
Rudniker Korbfabrikation — indeed, nothing is
more instructive than the manner in which these
and other manufacturers have come to the help of
the designers. Another instance of this is the
Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik. The proprietor of
this establishment, Herr Krupp, offered prizes for
the best designs for a table service to be competed
for by students of the Imperial Arts and Crafts
School, stipulating that three points should be kept
in view, namely, beauty of design, practicability, and
the possibility of the designs being carried out by
first-class workmen at a moderate price. These
prizes were carried off by Alfred Sachs, Guido
Heigl, and Philip Hausler. All three showed fine
feeling in their design, in construction, and in the
general unity of effect.
Some beautiful tea and coffee services were
shown by Prof. Otto Prutscher, whose name itself