In Berlin in the early 1930s, Otti Berger, a female sole proprietor, created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles are and can do. For her upholstery fabric designs, curtains, wall fabrics and floor coverings, she worked closely with New Building architects such as Lilly Reich, Ludwig Hilberseimer and Hans Scharoun. She designed for new usage requirements and in doing so spelled out the interplay of aesthetics and function - with fascinating results that are still aesthetically and functionally convincing today. Berger's textile work has so far been little researched, but the artist Judith Raum succeeds for the first time in comprehensively depicting the complexity and beauty of her fabrics and bringing them to new life.

352pages

22.8×32cm

Hardcover

English

2024

ISBN 9783775755009