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The Vienna Workshop (Wiener Werkstätte, WW) was founded in 1903 on the initiative of the architect Josef Hoffmann (15 December 1870, Pirnitz – 7 May 1956, Vienna), the painter and designer Koloman Moser (30 March 1868, Vienna – 18 October 1918, Vienna), and the textile industrialist and patron Fritz Waerndorfer (5 May 1868, Vienna – 9 August 1939, Bryn Mawr).
Its aim, inspired by the English Arts and Crafts movement, was to counter industrial mass production and rigid historicism by creating high-quality, contemporary handcrafted design. After initially establishing their headquarters in a small apartment at Heumühlgasse 6 in Vienna’s 4th district in 1903, they moved later that same year into a three-story commercial building at Neustiftgasse 32–34 in Vienna’s 7th district.
Major commissions soon followed, including the construction and furnishing of the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, where Gustav Klimt and other artists collaborated in the spirit of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art). After Moser left in 1907 and Waerndorfer in 1914, the Wiener Werkstätte was reorganized into a company in the same year. The industrialist and patron Otto Primavesi (27 February 1868, Olomouc – 8 February 1926, Vienna) became its managing director. During the 1920s, the workshop underwent further reorganization and restructuring. Despite considerable efforts to adapt to international market conditions and survive the global economic depression, the Wiener Werkstätte was ultimately liquidated on 14 October 1932.
The Wiener Werkstätte represented a revolutionary reinterpretation of applied arts and a decisive break from the industrial imitation of historical styles. With its distinctive contemporary design language—marked by a strong inclination toward decoration and sensuality—the workshop consistently pursued the integration of aesthetics into all areas of life. With designers such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Dagobert Peche, the Wiener Werkstätte developed into an international brand, with retail outlets in Berlin, Karlsbad, Cologne, Marienbad, New York, Vienna, and Zurich. Its unique “Viennese” style not only contributed to overcoming historicism but also marked the transition from floral Art Nouveau to a more geometric and abstract design approach.
The company’s success was reflected in numerous exhibitions both in Austria and abroad, including major presentations at the Hohenzollern Arts and Crafts House in Berlin (1904), the Vienna Kunstschau (1908), and the German Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne (1914).
Today, the archive of the Wiener Werkstätte is housed at the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. In 2021, the museum dedicated an exhibition to the women of the Wiener Werkstätte.
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Photography, Interior design - Quantity: 1 - Dust jacket - Photo book

Gabriele Fahr-Becker - Wiener Werkstätte - 2008

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Riva Ferrari F430 maquette 55cm cm Bois modelisme maquette 1:8 - Model boat - Arno Ferrari

Pocher 1:8 - Model car - Ferrari Testarossa Spider

Pocher 1:8 - Model car - Ferrari Testarossa

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Pocher 1:8 - Model sports car - Ferrari Testarossa Spider - K 54

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Altaya 1:8 - Model car - FORD MUSTANG GT500

Pocher 1:8 - Model car - Ferrari F40

Pocher 1:8 - Model car - Porsche 911 Carrera

Eaglemoss 1:8 - Model car - Aston Martin DB 5 James Bond 007

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IXO 1:8 - Model race car - Citroën C4 WRC (2008) Tour de Corse - Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena

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Gabriele Fahr-Becker - Wiener Werkstätte - 2008

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