Rebel in a bungalow town Jan 27, 2005
tte (Vienna Workshop), a direct offshoot of the Secession formed in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, an architect, and Koloman Moser, an artist known as "the master of Viennese Modernism.". Its idealistic aims in some ways echo that of the utopian Arts and Crafts movement: to save society from the soullessness of inferior mass manufacturing by creating household goods of fine craftsmanship and high-quality materials. (Los Angeles Times)
Werkstatte approach strong after 101 years Jan 15, 2005
Its founders, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waerndorfer, were, at least initially, devoted to severe geometric lines, the strictness softened only by voluptuous wood grains and inventive hardware. Their goal was to invade every aspect of domestic life, to design not only buildings and furniture, but fabrics, lighting, book bindings, cutlery and virtually everything else you'd use in your home. (SFGate.com -- Breaking News)
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 8, 2004
" True to his word, the exhibition has enlarged the scope of our understanding of Rimpa. It is ambitious in its approach, incorporating not only the works of Sotatsu, Koetsu, Korin, Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828), Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) and others, but also 20th century painters such as Kanzan Shimomura, Ryushi Kawabata, Shunso Hishida, Taikan Yokoyama, Heihachiro Fukuda and Matazo Kayama. The Rimpa style became known in Europe through the efforts of the famous collector and critic of Japanese art... (Japan Times Online, Japan -- Arts)
Viennese Silver' exhibit traces roots of modern design Nov 16, 2003
Wiener Werkstatte co-founder Koloman Moser employed the motif nearly 100 years later in his black and white checkerboard coffer. Wiener Werkstatte co-founder Moser, a painter, and Josef Hoffmann, an architect, didn't see it that way at all (Palm Beach Daily News, United States)
