Atelier Zanolli : fabrics, fashion, craft 1905-1939

Format:: Book
Language:: English
Imprint:: Zurich, Switzerland : Scheidegger & Spiess, [2022], ©2022, and Thuringia : DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg GmbH
Subject:: Atelier Zanolli - Catalogs
Textile fabrics - Switzerland - History - 20th century - Exhibitions
Textile crafts - Switzerland - History - 20th century - Exhibitions
Design - Switzerland - History - 20th century - Exhibitions
Women-owned business enterprises - Switzerland - History - 20th century
Immigrant business enterprises - Switzerland - History - 20th century
Contributor:: Flaschberger, Sabine, editor
Atelier Zanolli, artist
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, host institution
ISBN:: 9783039420827 and 3039420828
Description:: 327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
Notes:: Published on the occassion of the exhibition held Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland (May 6, 2022 - September 4, 2022)
Bibliographic Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-325)
Contents:: Viva Zanolli! / Sabine Flaschberger -- La famiglia Zanolli-Recati: a family and its joint ventury / Nadja Aebi -- A. Zanolli & Töchter: a female-run fasion and textile studio in the first half of the twentieth century / Denise Ruisinger -- The Zanolli textiles: a stylistic and contextual analysis / Virginia Gardner Troy -- Lo stile Zanolli / Sabine Flashberger -- Catalog. Wood ; Textile objects ; Fabrics ; Fashion ; Leather ; Felt ; Beads ; Paper -- Biographies
Summary:: Under the label Atelier Zanolli, a fantastic world of silk fabrics that were painted and imprinted with patterns, opulently embroidered cushions, colorful pearl creations, as well as finely crafted leather and wood articles, was created between 1905 and 1939 in Zurich. The Zanollis had immigrated from Italy in 1905. Their family business was entirely women-run by mother Antonietta and her daughters Pia, Lea, and Zoe Zanolli. The cultural and stylistic influences manifested in the Zanollis' visually appealing product world range from the avant-garde to a typically Swiss aesthetic forged by a national spirit of defense against the increasingly felt threat that Nazi Germany posed to the country in the 1930s. Driven by a striving for artistic self-realization, the atelier defied the many economic challenges of the period and carried out many commissions for Zurich's leading textile businesses and department stores.00This book traces the history of Atelier Zanolli, places its work in the context of the development of Zurich and the Swiss textile industry in the first half of the 20th century, and for the first time also positions the 'Zanolli style' internationally. More than 600 images show the wealth of colors and shapes of the cosmos of textiles and crafted objects, as well as templates, sketches, private photographs, business cards, and letters. The essays illuminate the techniques and work processes used, discuss entire motif families and unique designs, and grant a rare comprehensive insight into the tastes of the time
Collection:: BGC Monograph Stacks
Call Number:: NK8898 .A84 2022
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