In 1905, the Wiener Werkstätte began producing printed and woven textiles, many designed by artists such as Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918). For nearly thirty years, the workshops produced refined and graphically elegant designs, distinctive in their use of flat shapes and bold colors and often incorporating folk art, geometric and architectural motifs, and floral repeats. The textile adapted for the Klimt Pink Watch, designed in Vienna ca. 1920, illustrates his lavish vision. Featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The O List Holiday Edition, December 2009 issue. Quartz movement. Brass case, with stainless steel back. Plastic band, with steel buckle. Case: 1 1/4''L x 3/4''W. Band: adjusts from 5 7/8'' to 7 7/8''L.
- Brass case with a stainless steel back
- Matte finish
- Plastic band
- Quartz movement
- Band: adjusts from 5 7/8'' to 7 7/8'', Case: 1 1/4''L
- Water resistant case
Painter Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) was a leader of the Sezession (Secession), an association of artists founded in 1897 to challenge the prevailing academic conservatism prevalent in turn-of-the-century Vienna. Together with the architect-designer Josef Hoffmann, and the artist-designer Koloman Moser, the group sought to promote contemporary culture and arts, blurring distinctions between fine and applied arts through their concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk - the cross-disciplinary "total work of art". Furthering this approach, in 1903 Hoffmann founded the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), a designers' cooperative based on the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement which strove to provide a wide range of well-designed, often handmade products for a sophisticated audience. Their workshops could supply everything from an architectural framework to the smallest decorative accessory. The commercial success of the company was such that by the early 1920's they had shops in Paris, Zurich, and New York.
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