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Otti Berger: Weaving for Modernist Architecture

Judith Raum

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Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do.

A core member of the experimental approach to textiles at the Bauhaus, she also was a female entrepreneur in the frenzied time that was the early 1930s in Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New Objectivity movement such as Lilly Reich, Ludwig Hilberseimer and Hans Scharoun, she designed upholstery and wall tapestries, curtains and floor coverings that responded to novel types of use and production methods, and thereby redefined the relationship between aesthetics and function – with fascinating results.

This book is the first comprehensive study of the complexity and beauty of her work. By systematically arranging the fabrics according to their application, the book offers an entirely new perspective on Berger that emphasizes the craftsmanship and entrepreneurial side of her work, and appreciates the largely unrecognized significance of textiles in the history of architecture and design.