Wiener Werkstatte: 1903-1932 by Fahr-Becker, Gabriele - 2003-06-01

Taschen, 2003-06-01. paperback. Used: Good.

Taschen. Very Good. 2003. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 240 pages: 7.5 x 9.75 in.: 2.4: KB#012616: "The Vienna Workshop and the "total work of art" - Founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waemdorfer, the Wiener Werkstatte ("Vienna Workshop") was a collective of architects and craftsmen which aimed at fusing architecture and interior design into a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. Experimenting with various materials (gold, precious stones, and papier mache, for example), the artists of the Wiener Werkstatte created buildings and objects which combined classical elegance with streamlined functionality. Though the workshop lasted only thirty years, its influence is still strong today." Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Content Chapters include: Vienna around 1900 - Secession - Wagner / The Foundation of the Wiener Wekstatte (1903) / Forerunners in… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

TASCHEN. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!