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- Title
The Warp & the Weft: Tradition and Innovation in Skærbæk Tapestries, 1896-1903.
- Authors
Wieber, Sabine
- Abstract
Between 1896 and 1903, the 'School for Artistic Hand-Weaving' at Skærbæk/Scherrebek (Denmark) produced a series of Jugendstil tapestries that played a key role in late nineteenth-century German design reform and International Art Nouveau circles. At the time, the weaving school and its attached workshop were upheld as models of progressive weaving practices that consciously revived traditional techniques and folk motifs to create a distinctly modern design language. And yet, Skærbæk has since been virtually forgotten by design historians. This essay aims to redress this omission by consciously focusing on the creative, ideological and practical decisions involved in the production and reception of Skærbæk's tapestries. Shifting the focus away from celebrated Jugendstil designers and back onto shop loors and journal pages unveils fascinating insights into contemporary debates around issues of national identity, class and gender politics, and international reform initiatives.
- Subjects
WEAVING; FOLK art; STUDY &; teaching of weaving; WEAVERS; STUDY &; teaching of textile arts; TAPESTRY; NATIONALISM &; art; CULTURAL identity; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of Design History, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 4, p331
- ISSN
0952-4649
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1093/jdh/epv014