1900s Design

Otto Prutscher Stängelglas, designed in 1907 for Bakalowits Wien, crafted by Meyr's Neffe. Elegant violet overlay on clear glass with geometric cut patterns.

Otto Prutscher: Pioneer of Austrian Design

Otto Prutscher, a key figure in Austrian design, excelled in glassware while promoting modernism through the Wiener Werkstätte, combining decorative elements with functional simplicity.Read More →

View Essential Reading in Decorative Arts

Material Culture in the Social World — Tim Dant
The Design Encyclopedia — Mel Byars & Terence Riley
The Craftsman — Richard Sennett
The Classical Language of Architecture — John Summerson
Scandinavian Design (45th ed.) — Charlotte & Peter Fiell
A History of Interior Design — John Pile & Judith Gura
World History of Design, Vol. 2 — Victor Margolin
The Grammar of Ornament — Owen Jones
Decorative Arts: Style and Design from Classical to Contemporary — Judith Miller
The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts — John Fleming & Hugh Honour

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1900s Design