Design Dialogue Jews Culture And Viennesse Modernism

Download or read book Design Dialogue: Jews, Culture and Viennesse Modernism written by Elana Shapira and published by Böhlau Wien. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Design Dialogue anthology is a remarkable exploration of the decisive role of Jewish patrons, professionals, architects, designers and authors in shaping modern Viennese architecture, design, and material culture. Leading cultural historians, museum curators, art historians, and architects present cutting edge research examining how famous and less known protagonists created new cultural languages, identifications and networks, engaged in social debates, and contributed to the cultural renewal of Vienna, a major capital in Central Europe, between 1800 and 1938.