he exhibition of the same name at the Leopold Museum in Vienna in 2024 displaying a representative selection of exhibits from the Backhausen Archive to a broad public for the first time.
The exhibition affords insights into the tradition-steeped unique archive of Backhausen, made up of several thousands of objects donated to the museum in 2023 as a permanent loan.
The company Joh. Backhausen & Söhne, founded in 1849, is among the most tradition-steeped producers of upholstery and decorative fabrics in Viennese history. The company's main lines of production were premium fashionable fabrics, fabrics for upholstery and curtains, as well as damasks, brocades and carpets made from silk and wool. From 1903, Backhausen focused on collaborations with artists of Viennese Modernism, including Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Jutta Sika, Dagobert Peche, My Ullmann and Otto Prutscher. The company specialized in turning their designs into commercial products, and established itself as the main supplier of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Walther Konig, 328pp, 24cm x 29cm, illustrated hardcover, first edition, 2024