Focusing on pieces from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this volume draws on the world's largest collection of J. & L. Lobmeyr glass, which resides in the MAK.
Situated at the interface of art and industry, the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art has, from the time of its foundation, been a partner to J. & L. Lobmeyr. As an international glass manufacturer, the company has always sought dialogue with artists to produce glass to the highest technical and artistic standards. This catalogue of holdings is an illustrative and scientific survey of the MAK's representative collection of Lobmeyr glassware of the 20th and 21st centuries with detailed information, photos and comparative examples. The volume documents the company's strategies and stages up until today, offering a comprehensive and up-to-date reference for glass lovers and experts.
An der Schnittstelle zwischen Kunst und Industrie ist das MAK - Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst / Gegenwartskunst seit seiner Grundung Partner der Firma J. & L. Lobmeyr. Als international agierender Glasverleger sucht die Firma bis heute den Dialog mit Kunstlern und fuhrt Glas auf h6chstem technischen und kunstlerischen Niveau aus. In diesem Band wird die reprfisentative Sammlung des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts im MAK mit detail- lierten Angaben, Abbildungen und Vergleichsbeispielen wissenschaftlich und anschaulich erfasst. Der vorliegende Bestandskatalog dokumentiert die Firmenstrategie und die Stationen der Firma bis heute und bietet so ein um- fassendes und aktuelles Nachschlagewerk fur Glasliebhaber und Experten.
Situated at the interface of art and industry, the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art has. from the time of its foundation, been a partner to J. & L. Lobmeyr. As an international glass manufacturer. the company has always sought dialogue with artists to produce glass to the highest technical and artistic stand- ards. This catalogue of holdings is an illustrative and scientific survey of the MAK s representative collection of Lobmeyr glassware of the 20th and 21 st century with detailed information, photos and comparative examples. Thevolume documents the company's strategies and stages up until, oday, offering a conprehenslve and up-to- date reference for glass lovers and experts.
