Wiener Werkstätte Jewelry

by Koloman Moser and Janis Staggs

The Wiener Werkst?tte, or Vienna Workshops, was established in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, artists who subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Following the example of near contemporaries Ren? Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775721657
• ISBN13: 9783775721653
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 11.3"