Emanuel Josef Margold and Emilio PucciAn offshoot from the Vienna Secession, The Wiener Werkstätte was developed in 1903, under the direction of Josef Hoffman. Founded on the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, the workshop’s mission was to develop fine, well-made products in a wide range of goods to create a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. In addition to metal works and ceramics, the Wiener Werkstätte would produce textiles and jewelry. Emanuel Josef Margold’s embroidery design of 1907, typifies the aesthetic of the workshop of bold geometric shapes with an architectural quality, a stark departure from the Art Nouveau movement. For the FW Spring 2013 show, Peter Dundas for Emilio Pucci showed prints bearing strong resemblance to the Wiener Werkstätte aesthetic.


Emanuel Josef Margold, Wiener Werkstätte textile, 1907

Emanuel Josef Margold, Wiener Werkstätte textile, 1907

Emilio Pucci, FW 2013

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