Mid-Century Modern – Visionäres Möbeldesign aus Wien

Visionary furniture design from Vienna. In 1938, Vienna lost its most creative and talented minds: a rupture in time that manifested across all sciences and arts and remains palpable to this day – including in furniture design. With their inexhaustible creativity, the exiled Jewish furniture designers from Vienna continued to have an impact. They taught at the best universities and spread their ideas and visions around the world. Their furniture became design classics of the 20th century, epitomizing the Mid-Century Modern style.

This overview recalls the furniture design of the exiled designers: it brings to life their life stories and their visionary designs, which are more relevant today than ever, and uncovers new aspects of the history of furniture design from Vienna.

A new history of Viennese furniture design, featuring extensive biographies. Numerous unpublished photographs and sketches. With works by Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Martin Eisler, Josef Frank, Friedrich Kiesler, Richard Neutra, Bruno Pollak, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Franz Singer, Ernst Schwadron, and others.