European Textile Design of the 1920s - Couverture rigide

Metz, Katharina; Mössinger, Ingrid; Poser, Wieland

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3908161614 ISBN 13 : 9783908161615

Editeur : Edition Stemmle,Switzerland, 1999

Synopsis

A publication of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz presented in this volume is the complete collection of textiles from the 1920s comprised within the Textil - und Kunstgewerbesammlung Chemnitz (Chemnitz Textile and Handicrafts Collection), one of the largest collections of quality in Europe. The fabrics reproduced here in a wide selection of color and black-and-white illustrations were acquired after their production as materials for study and inspiration for the benefit of the local textile industry. Today, they offer us a broad survey of the most noteworthy stylistic tendencies of the period. Outstanding examples of textile art from Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Great Britain document general currents in textile design during the twenties as well as regional preferences and short-lived fashion trends. In addition to the many mechanically produced decorative and upholstery fabrics, the collection also features materials made in hand-weaving operations at the Bauhaus centers of Weimar and Dessau, textiles woven in the workshops of Munich and Vienna and products of other important manufacturers, mills and designers, including the some of the work of Mario Fortuny, for example, In her introduction, Katharina Metz explores the history of the collection and examines important stylistic and technical aspects of the 185 textiles presented. An essay by the industrial historian Wieland Poser is devoted technological developments in the 20th-century textile industry and their impact upon textile design.

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À propos de l?auteur

INGRID MOSSINGER studied art history, archaeology, ethnology and philosophy at the J. W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt (Main). She has worked in the Culture Department of the city of Frankfurt (Main), at the Museum Wiesbaden and the Frankfurter Kunstverein and for the Biennial of Sydney. She has served as director of Art Frankfurt, the Kunstverein Ludwigsburg and the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (since 1996). KATHARINA METZ studied art history and cultural sciences at the university in Leipzig. She is Director of the Textil- und Kunstgewerbesammlung at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. WIELAND POSER studied at the Hochschule für industrielle Formgestaltung Halle - Burg Giebichenstein. He is a professor on the faculty of Design at the Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle - Burg Giebichenstein and Chairman of the Department Textile Design.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edition Stemmle,Switzerland
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3908161614
• ISBN 13: 9783908161615
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible