This book is an extraordinary paean to an irresistible style. The World of Biedermeier celebrates every one of its elements ' the furniture, decorative ornamentation, paintings, porcelain, crystal, fabrics ' as no other recent book on furniture and design.
The hundreds of brilliant colour photographs by Lois Lammerhuber set a new standard for design and furniture photography. Linda Chase's engaging text, which includes interviews with leading experts and museum curators, is the most comprehensive account available of this influential and vital style. Biedermeier's innate classicism, its often lyrical yet elegant forms, have made it an influential inspiration that is truly timeless.
To experience the story of Biedermeier, we explore enchanting castles, royal residences, a Roman-inspired bath, museum attics and storage annexes in Vienna, Berlin and Potsdam. Lammerhuber was the first photographer granted free access to the extraordinary holdings of the Hofmobiliendepot, which houses the Imperial Furniture Collection in Vienna. Here too are the treasures of the Hofburg Silberkammer Museum, plus features on the work of the great Biedermeier designer, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the cabinetmaker, Joseph Danhauser.
A chapter on current uses of Biedermeier illustrates its timeless quality, from full traditional settings to the way that Biedermeier furniture is elegantly integrated in contemporary spaces, and the illustrated reference section will prove an indispensable guide to anyone interested in this rich homage to Middle European culture
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