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== Education == |
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In 1929, Berger attended classes at Praktiska Vävnadsskolan in Stockholm where she wrote a nine-page thesis about Swedish Weaving techniques called 'Schwedische Bindungslehre', which later influenced her published weaving instructing booklet, ''Bindungslehre.''<ref name=":0">Halén, Widar (2019). "The Bauhaus Weaver and Textile Designer Otti Berger (1898–1944/45): her Scandinavian connections and the tragic end of her career". The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present (43): 114–149. ISSN 0260-9568. JSTOR 27113273. |
In 1929, Berger attended classes at Praktiska Vävnadsskolan in Stockholm where she wrote a nine-page thesis about Swedish Weaving techniques called 'Schwedische Bindungslehre', which later influenced her published weaving instructing booklet, ''[[:de:Bindungslehre|Bindungslehre]].''<ref name=":0">Halén, Widar (2019). "The Bauhaus Weaver and Textile Designer Otti Berger (1898–1944/45): her Scandinavian connections and the tragic end of her career". The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present (43): 114–149. ISSN 0260-9568. JSTOR 27113273. |
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== Impact == |
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Otti Berger's work was influential across Europe due to her various patents on her designs. She had her works published in magazines such as ''Der Konfektionar,'' the Dutch multi-lingual magazine ''International Textiles,'' the Swedish magazine ''Spektrum,'' and ''Domus'' magazine. Berger |
Otti Berger's work was influential across Europe due to her various patents on her designs. She had her works published in magazines such as ''Der Konfektionar,'' the Dutch multi-lingual magazine ''International Textiles,'' the Swedish magazine ''Spektrum,'' and ''Domus'' magazine. Berger's work was a great success and she partnered with Dutch weaving company De Ploeg where her designs were sold to furniture factories that produced stock for De Bijenkorf and Metz and Co department stores. <ref name=":0" /> |
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In 1993, Berger published 'Ratta Stoffer pa Ratt Plats' (Right fabrics in the right places) which influenced many Swedish designers to reconsider their designs for housing textiles so that they "fulfill the demands and needs of [the] time". <ref name=":0" /> |
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Otti Berger's legacy lives on through the exhibition of her works found in Harvard Universities' exhibit '[https://community.harvard.edu/event/exhibition-bauhaus-and-harvard#:~:text=Harvard%20University%20played%20host%20to,department%20of%20architecture%20in%201937. The Bauhaus and Harvard]', the [[Harvard Art Museums|Busch-Reisinger Museum]], the [[Ludwig Hilberseimer]] collection at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], and even the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in New York. <ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 21:41, 12 April 2023
Education
In 1929, Berger attended classes at Praktiska Vävnadsskolan in Stockholm where she wrote a nine-page thesis about Swedish Weaving techniques called 'Schwedische Bindungslehre', which later influenced her published weaving instructing booklet, Bindungslehre.[1]
- ^ Halén, Widar (2019). "The Bauhaus Weaver and Textile Designer Otti Berger (1898–1944/45): her Scandinavian connections and the tragic end of her career". The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present (43): 114–149. ISSN 0260-9568. JSTOR 27113273.
Impact
Otti Berger's work was influential across Europe due to her various patents on her designs. She had her works published in magazines such as Der Konfektionar, the Dutch multi-lingual magazine International Textiles, the Swedish magazine Spektrum, and Domus magazine. Berger's work was a great success and she partnered with Dutch weaving company De Ploeg where her designs were sold to furniture factories that produced stock for De Bijenkorf and Metz and Co department stores. [1]
In 1993, Berger published 'Ratta Stoffer pa Ratt Plats' (Right fabrics in the right places) which influenced many Swedish designers to reconsider their designs for housing textiles so that they "fulfill the demands and needs of [the] time". [1]
Otti Berger's legacy lives on through the exhibition of her works found in Harvard Universities' exhibit 'The Bauhaus and Harvard', the Busch-Reisinger Museum, the Ludwig Hilberseimer collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, and even the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1]