International studio (24.1904/1905(1905))

Koloman Moser


FURNITURE

DESIGNED BY KOLOMAN MOSER


fabrics. Consistent with
his fixed opinions, that
in all things theory and
practice alone are good as
far as they go, but only
when combined can they
be of real value, Pro-
fessor Moser devoted many
months to the study of
weaving and the materials
out of which woven goods
are made: silks, wools,
cottons and what not.
For the furtherance of his
ideas he wandered from
factory to factory, every-
where eagerly learning,
everywhere seeking and
finding something to take
him a stage further in
his work. And it was
the same with metals,

two or more pieces as formerly, with the stem
joined to the foot and calyx. It is indeed only a
question of time before these glasses will be made
as slender-stemmed and as thin and delicate-looking
as those now made in three pieces. It is no ex-
aggeration to say that
Koloman Moser’s glass is
known far and wide ; and
naturally, too, there are
many imitations; but
these, fortunately, can
easily be recognised.
Nor is it in designs for
glass alone that he excels ;
for, possessing as he does
an exquisite taste and
feeling for the work, com-
bined with thorough un-
derstanding of the har-
mony between theory and
practice in art, he has
applied his talent to all
kinds of material. We
see it in his noble de-
signs for electric - light
pendants, with various-
hued globes of tinted
glass, sending tender
tones of light below; in
his standard lamps, in his
designs for jewellery, for
furniture and for textile cabinet designed by koloman moser

and woods ; hence his skilful and artistic blend-
ing of various kinds of wood, in his designs
of furniture : satin - wood, rose - wood, ebony,
mother-of-pearl, silver, brass, ivory being em-
ployed for inlay in one piece of furniture,

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