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This printed silk dress fabric was designed by the Wiener Werkstätte textile department between 1910 and 1920. The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) was a guild of designers and craftsmen who came together with the idea of furthering the work and ideals of the Viennese Secession. It was founded by the architect Josef Hoffman (1870-1956) and the designer Koloman Moser (1868-1918). The organisation manufactured a range of interior furnishings for the luxury goods market between 1903 and 1932. These were both handmade and industrially manufactured. The textile department opened in 1900. Its 80 members produced about 1,800 designs, mainly for printed fabrics for furnishings and apparel. The te

Sample · Vienna (State) · ca. 1910-1920. Block-printed silk. By Wiener Werkstätte. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.