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Poetry of the Ornament
The Backhausen Archives
- Walther & Franz Koenig Verlag
- by Ursula Oswald-Graf, Aline Marion Steinwender, Hans-Peter Wipplinger
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Publisher | Walther & Franz Koenig Verlag |
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ISBN | 9783753307503 |
Author(s) | by Ursula Oswald-Graf, Aline Marion Steinwender, Hans-Peter Wipplinger |
Publication date | November 2024 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | 280 x 235 mm |
Illustrations | 300 col.ill. |
Pages | 328 |
Language(s) | Eng/ Germ. edition |
Description
The company Joh. Backhausen & Söhne, founded in 1849, is among the most tradition-steeped producers of upholstery and decorative fabrics in Viennese history. The company's main lines of production were premium fashionable fabrics, fabrics for upholstery and curtains, as well as damasks, brocades and carpets made from silk and wool. From 1903, Backhausen focused on collaborations with artists of Viennese Modernism, including Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Jutta Sika, Dagobert Peche, My Ullmann and Otto Prutscher. The company specialized in turning their designs into commercial products, and established itself as the main supplier of the Wiener Werkstätte.