Noever, Peter, ed. YEARNING FOR BEAUTY: The Wiener Werkstatte and the Stoclet House
Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2006 First edition. Quarto. 452 pp; the first section has 16 color spreads of textile designs, die-cut in the center to house a small 28-pp illustrated facsimile of the 1905 Wiener Werkstatte working program (accordion-fold list of marks tipped in), and numerous color & b/w photos in the text; the second section contains a catalog of color plates, with over 160 selected objects; and the third section deals with the Stoclet House, with many more color & b/w photographs; list of workers and employees; complete list of objects on display/illustrations; bibliography; index. Text in English. Silver hardcover with vacu-formed plastic plate on the front cover with embossed Wiener Werkstatte logo and titles, all edges silver gilt. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels 2006 -- an expanded version of the Wiener Werkstatte 100th anniversary exhibition held at the MAK in Vienna in 2003/2004 -- this amazing work covers the history of the Wiener Werkstatte and features excellent examples of architecture, furniture, ceramics, glass, books, posters, postcards, carpets, jewelry, fashion and print design, as well as a special section on the Stoclet House with archival photos and items included in the new exhibition. Inventory number #005239
