The exhibition explored the notion of architect as designer and showcased a series of captivating Austrian glass works from 1900 to 1937. The objects, both decorative and functional in use, were all designed by architects and embody a newfound spirit of modernity in early to mid-20th century Austrian design. The exhibition design allowed a diverse viewing experience from displays of objects as singular artworks to intimate and even domestic spatial settings, thus celebrating the country’s architects who seamlessly weaved their spatial practices with their attentiveness to detail and quality of craft.
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Clarity of display and circulation offered an intuitive environment in which to explore the theme of architects designing decorative objects. Selldorf designed wall-insets and freestanding vitrines to display 172 delicate glass works along with their original sketches. Black-lacquered frames placed the art objects in full focus.
In addition, the exhibition includes the re-installation of architect Josef Hoffmann’s Dressing Room for a Star – Boudoir d’une Grande Vedette – which was originally designed for the 1937 Paris International Exposition.
- Client:Corning Museum of Glass
- Location:Corning, NY
- Size:2,000 sf
- Date:2018
(Photography: Kimberly Thompson. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY)