Workshops of the WW
The workshops of the "production co-operative"
were in the Neustiftgasse in the 7th district. At first (1903) these comprised
gold, silver, metal and leather workshops, a bookbinding department, a paint
shop, a site office and a joiner's workshop; in 1910 a fashion department
followed and in 1916/17 a ceramics department was added.
The work in the workshops was not only restricted to design and
execution (also by external firms) of individual objects, but also comprised
working out building projects to the last detail (Gesamtkunstwerk). Production
was to encompass all areas of home décor and lifestyle - nothing was
so insignificant as to be unworthy of artistic attention.
In the manifesto, published in 1905 the aims were clearly formulated.
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