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This book introduces readers to an important but largely unknown strand of European modernism in Vienna--defining a new domestic culture (Wohnkultur)--one that often found itself at odds with the more well-known sleek, monumental approaches in Germany, France, and Italy, while navigating a complicated and perilous moment in history.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Chronology of Exhibitions
- Introduction: Vienna's Interwar Wohnkultur
- 1: Einfacher Hausrat: Designs for Simple Dwelling in Postwar Vienna
- 2: Die neuzeitliche Wohnung: The Modern Dwelling in 1920s Vienna
- 3: Wiener Raumkünstler: Spatial Art and Spatial Science
- 4: Der gute, billige Gegenstand: Objects of "Good Design" in Interwar Vienna
- 5: Chapter 5: Das befreite Handwerk: Vienna's New Wohnkultur under Austrofascism
- Epilogue: Reformations of Viennese Wohnkultur and the Mid-century Modern Home 154
- Appendix: Key Individuals and Firms
- Archives and Collections
- Bibliography
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Michelle Jackson-Beckett is Curator of Rare Books at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library in New York. Her research focuses on modern Central European and US cultural history, with a specialisation in the built environment and design archives. She holds a PhD in Design History from Bard Graduate Center, an MA in Design History from the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and a BA in German Language & Literature from Saint Joseph's University. She has lectured widely on design and architectural history, and previously held positions at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Parsons School of Design, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Columbia University in the City of New York.
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This book introduces readers to an important but largely unknown strand of European modernism in Vienna--defining a new domestic culture (Wohnkultur)--one that often found itself at odds with the more well-known sleek, monumental approaches in Germany, France, and Italy, while navigating a complicated and perilous moment in history.
