Menânamely Josef Hoffmann, Dagobert Peche, and Koloman Moserâruled at the Wiener Werkstätte, the powerfully influential but short-lived Viennese design firm in operation from 1903 to 1932. But scores of women were integral, too, though only scholars and dealers seem to know much about them today. âWe want to change that and draw attention to the talents that we could find through our research,â says Anne-Katrin Rossberg, curator of âWomen Artists of the Wiener Werkstätte,â now on view at Viennaâs Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).Â
That means a sorority thatâs at least 181 strong, from Vally Wieselthier (ceramics) and Mathilde Flögl (textiles, fashion) to Helene Gabler (painted glass), Eilfriede Berbalk (silver), and Klara Posnanski (fabrics). âThe women created sensational fabric and tapestry designs, enamels, modern graphic designs, and leatherware, as well as their very own ceramic styles, from folkloristic to very modern,â