DOI issue:
No. 251 (March 1914)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21209#0158
Studio-Talk
■■■■■■■HHHU also craftsmen or craftswomen is steadily increasing,
and this is a sign which carmot be too heartily wel-
comed. The entire arrangement of the exhibition
was in the hands of Architect Carl Witzmann, now
' a professor in the school attached to the museum,
who again showed refined taste and capability in
adapting the monumental hall to the requirements
of this exhibition.
I 4 ■
Apart from the various interiors, such as drawing-
rooms, dining-rooms, living-rooms, bedrooms, etc.,
\j, Si^ by various modern architects, numerous objects
were shown which were designed by artists in all
parts of the empire, thus proving how the modern
movement in architecture and applied art is being
fostered in distant parts of Austria. This is largely
: ■ owing to the policy of the Education Department
', - | in appointing as professors capable men who have
received their training in the Vienna schools,
'.'•';'/' though of course the inborn talent of the Austrians
JSLp • 'MvKMRMfe : " for all forms of decorative art is an important
JB|^ / ^ g|j fact°r- —
The objects exhibited by the Wiener Werkstaette
and designed by Prof. Josef Hoffmann, E. J.
cruet-stand in polished silver and malachite. Wimmer and A. Nechansky were most beautiful in
designed by trof. josef hoffmann, executed , . , 1JUJ11 i
by the wiener werkstatte design, and some at least could hardly have been
more perfect in workmanship. The objects shown
designer of furniture, posters, and book decorations, were of various kinds, and among them were a
In Berlin he has left permanent memorials of his number of articles made for Baron Stoclet's new
art in the sculptural decoration of the great mansion in Brussels, which in its integrity is the
Wertheim stores and in the various groups which creation of Austrian architects, designers and crafts-
form such a fascinating
feature of the Fairy Tale
Fountain in theFriedrichs-
hain, of which some illus-
trations appeared in this
magazine a short time be-
fore his death.
VIENNA.—The
exhibition of
Applied Art
held recently
at the Austrian Museum
for Art and Industry, again
showed that much pro-
gress has been made in
this direction, not only in
the matter of design but
also with regard to the
manipulation and execu-
tion of the designs. The
, . crystal goblets designed by rudolf gurtler and crystal jardiniere
number ot artists who are designed by adolf engel; executed by j. and l. lobmeyr
■■■■■■■HHHU also craftsmen or craftswomen is steadily increasing,
and this is a sign which carmot be too heartily wel-
comed. The entire arrangement of the exhibition
was in the hands of Architect Carl Witzmann, now
' a professor in the school attached to the museum,
who again showed refined taste and capability in
adapting the monumental hall to the requirements
of this exhibition.
I 4 ■
Apart from the various interiors, such as drawing-
rooms, dining-rooms, living-rooms, bedrooms, etc.,
\j, Si^ by various modern architects, numerous objects
were shown which were designed by artists in all
parts of the empire, thus proving how the modern
movement in architecture and applied art is being
fostered in distant parts of Austria. This is largely
: ■ owing to the policy of the Education Department
', - | in appointing as professors capable men who have
received their training in the Vienna schools,
'.'•';'/' though of course the inborn talent of the Austrians
JSLp • 'MvKMRMfe : " for all forms of decorative art is an important
JB|^ / ^ g|j fact°r- —
The objects exhibited by the Wiener Werkstaette
and designed by Prof. Josef Hoffmann, E. J.
cruet-stand in polished silver and malachite. Wimmer and A. Nechansky were most beautiful in
designed by trof. josef hoffmann, executed , . , 1JUJ11 i
by the wiener werkstatte design, and some at least could hardly have been
more perfect in workmanship. The objects shown
designer of furniture, posters, and book decorations, were of various kinds, and among them were a
In Berlin he has left permanent memorials of his number of articles made for Baron Stoclet's new
art in the sculptural decoration of the great mansion in Brussels, which in its integrity is the
Wertheim stores and in the various groups which creation of Austrian architects, designers and crafts-
form such a fascinating
feature of the Fairy Tale
Fountain in theFriedrichs-
hain, of which some illus-
trations appeared in this
magazine a short time be-
fore his death.
VIENNA.—The
exhibition of
Applied Art
held recently
at the Austrian Museum
for Art and Industry, again
showed that much pro-
gress has been made in
this direction, not only in
the matter of design but
also with regard to the
manipulation and execu-
tion of the designs. The
, . crystal goblets designed by rudolf gurtler and crystal jardiniere
number ot artists who are designed by adolf engel; executed by j. and l. lobmeyr