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Wójcik, Agata: „Myśl artystyczna”, która przeniknęła do „knajp”: Wnętrza restauracyjne w Starym Teatrze w Krakowie projektu artystów związanych z Towarzystwem Polska Sztuka Stosowana
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as well as a half-rounded sofa and a door frame”. Buffet room on the first floor
was designed by Czajkowski, where “the walls are to be grey-blue; with a frieze on
top: peacocks against the background of stylized autumn leaves. Yellow furniture,
madę of ash wood: a large buffet with navy blue pillars, two glazed cabinets to hołd
the silver, tables, armchairs and chairs, of a pleasant and remarkably ‘manor-like’
character, which the artist has aptly exploited”. On the first floor, there was also
another restaurant room designed by Dąbrowa-Dąbrowski, described as “arranged
in grey and red, with gold and red frieze, furniture enamelled in red, and kilim
tapestries for curtains”. In the second floor, three rooms were arranged. Two of
those were designed by Czajkowski: the first was to be “painted in golden-yellow
tones, with a figural frieze, humorously recreating a series of scenes from a big-
city restaurant”, and the other, that was to be kept “in tones of yellow and pink will
have a frieze with an singular ornament of black cats”. The third cabinet was to
be designed by Dąbrowa “in yellow and white, with furniture also enamelled in
white”. Artists from the tpss circle have been involved in the design of several ele-
ments complementing the interior design developed by Stryjeński and Mączyński.
Czajkowski or Uziembło were to design a curtain behind the back of the stage: “it
would be a silk drapery of silver-blue, sewn with gold and white pearls”. However,
its actual execution depended on the financial capabilities of the municipality, and
was postponed until a later datę.5 The execution of polychrome paintings for the
ladies’ parlour, the smoking room for men, a foyer and another smaller room was
entrusted to Dąbrowa.6 On January 10, the municipal authorities signed the contract
with the artists - Czajkowski, Dąbrowa, Trojanowski and Wojtyczko - whereas Jerzy
Warchałowski took over the supervision of the works.7
When developing the plans for the interiors, the artists had to rise to the chal-
lenge of the space, which to some extent had already been arranged by architects.
In the buffet room there was a ceiling beam, and in all of the rooms on the ground
floor they found wainscot with mirrors and wooden doorframes.8 The larger res-
taurant room (see: Fig. 1-2), designed by Trojanowski, was located in a room on
the ground floor, with Windows overlooking the Jagiellońska Street. For this reason,
the room was not particularly bright. The pre-existing architectural and decorative
elements posed an additional obstacle for the designer. Columns divided the space
of the room into sections, and in the back there was a niche, whereas the lower
part of the walls was covered with wainscot panelling. In the niche, Trojanowski
placed a sideboard dresser, separating it from the hall space with a buffet. The
hall was filled with symmetrically arranged tables, seating six people each. Some
of the tables, in order to accommodate morę guests in the restaurant, were placed
close to the walls, where seating was provided on the benches. Smaller tables for
two were placed near the walls. Trojanowski designed furniture for the interior:
the sideboard, two types of tables, two types of chairs, and benches. The furniture
was madę of oak wood varnished in the natural colour, whereas the details of the
sideboard and the buffet were madę of mahogany. Not all furniture can be equally
5 Ze sztuk plastycznych, “Czas”, 1906, issue 7, p. 3; Dekoracya sal starego teatru, “Nowa Reforma”,
1906, issue 10, p.3.
6 F. Mączyński, T. Stryjeński, Stary Teatr, “Architekt”, 1907, issue 9-10, p. 35.
7 Stary Teatr, “Czas”, 1906, issue 217, p. 1.
8 J. Warchałowski, Współpracownictwo w architekturze, “Architekt”, 1907, issue 9-10, p. 46.
1. Edward Trojanowski,
the larger dining hall at the
Stary Teatr in Kraków, pho-
to from the collections of
the Cabinet of Engravings
of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Kraków.
2. Edward Trojanowski,
the larger dining hall in the
Stary Teatr in Kraków, pho-
to from the collections of
the Cabinet of Engravings
of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Kraków.
-> see p.125
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was designed by Czajkowski, where “the walls are to be grey-blue; with a frieze on
top: peacocks against the background of stylized autumn leaves. Yellow furniture,
madę of ash wood: a large buffet with navy blue pillars, two glazed cabinets to hołd
the silver, tables, armchairs and chairs, of a pleasant and remarkably ‘manor-like’
character, which the artist has aptly exploited”. On the first floor, there was also
another restaurant room designed by Dąbrowa-Dąbrowski, described as “arranged
in grey and red, with gold and red frieze, furniture enamelled in red, and kilim
tapestries for curtains”. In the second floor, three rooms were arranged. Two of
those were designed by Czajkowski: the first was to be “painted in golden-yellow
tones, with a figural frieze, humorously recreating a series of scenes from a big-
city restaurant”, and the other, that was to be kept “in tones of yellow and pink will
have a frieze with an singular ornament of black cats”. The third cabinet was to
be designed by Dąbrowa “in yellow and white, with furniture also enamelled in
white”. Artists from the tpss circle have been involved in the design of several ele-
ments complementing the interior design developed by Stryjeński and Mączyński.
Czajkowski or Uziembło were to design a curtain behind the back of the stage: “it
would be a silk drapery of silver-blue, sewn with gold and white pearls”. However,
its actual execution depended on the financial capabilities of the municipality, and
was postponed until a later datę.5 The execution of polychrome paintings for the
ladies’ parlour, the smoking room for men, a foyer and another smaller room was
entrusted to Dąbrowa.6 On January 10, the municipal authorities signed the contract
with the artists - Czajkowski, Dąbrowa, Trojanowski and Wojtyczko - whereas Jerzy
Warchałowski took over the supervision of the works.7
When developing the plans for the interiors, the artists had to rise to the chal-
lenge of the space, which to some extent had already been arranged by architects.
In the buffet room there was a ceiling beam, and in all of the rooms on the ground
floor they found wainscot with mirrors and wooden doorframes.8 The larger res-
taurant room (see: Fig. 1-2), designed by Trojanowski, was located in a room on
the ground floor, with Windows overlooking the Jagiellońska Street. For this reason,
the room was not particularly bright. The pre-existing architectural and decorative
elements posed an additional obstacle for the designer. Columns divided the space
of the room into sections, and in the back there was a niche, whereas the lower
part of the walls was covered with wainscot panelling. In the niche, Trojanowski
placed a sideboard dresser, separating it from the hall space with a buffet. The
hall was filled with symmetrically arranged tables, seating six people each. Some
of the tables, in order to accommodate morę guests in the restaurant, were placed
close to the walls, where seating was provided on the benches. Smaller tables for
two were placed near the walls. Trojanowski designed furniture for the interior:
the sideboard, two types of tables, two types of chairs, and benches. The furniture
was madę of oak wood varnished in the natural colour, whereas the details of the
sideboard and the buffet were madę of mahogany. Not all furniture can be equally
5 Ze sztuk plastycznych, “Czas”, 1906, issue 7, p. 3; Dekoracya sal starego teatru, “Nowa Reforma”,
1906, issue 10, p.3.
6 F. Mączyński, T. Stryjeński, Stary Teatr, “Architekt”, 1907, issue 9-10, p. 35.
7 Stary Teatr, “Czas”, 1906, issue 217, p. 1.
8 J. Warchałowski, Współpracownictwo w architekturze, “Architekt”, 1907, issue 9-10, p. 46.
1. Edward Trojanowski,
the larger dining hall at the
Stary Teatr in Kraków, pho-
to from the collections of
the Cabinet of Engravings
of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Kraków.
2. Edward Trojanowski,
the larger dining hall in the
Stary Teatr in Kraków, pho-
to from the collections of
the Cabinet of Engravings
of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Kraków.
-> see p.125
“Artistic thought” which permeated “common taverns”...
139