MAK Ausstellungsansicht, 2023, GLANZ UND GLAMOUR. 200 Jahre Lobmeyr, im Vordergrund: Luster für den Glas- u. Keramikraum auf der Werkbundausstellung Köln, 1914 Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann, 1913

Glitz and Glamour

200 Years of Lobmeyr

Since 1823, the Viennese glass manufacturer J. & L. Lobmeyr has stood for artistic, masterfully executed glasses, drinking services, chandeliers, and decorative objects of fine dining.

7.6.2023—24.9.2023

Lower Exhibition Hall

Over the course of six generations, the Lobmeyr family has managed to combine tradition with innovation and to shape glass design far beyond the borders of Austria with designs by creative minds such as Theophil Hansen, Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Lotte Fink, Marianne Rath, Michael Anastassiades, Max Lamb, POLKA, Martino Gamper, and Sebastian Menschhorn. On the occasion of its 200th anniversary, the MAK, which can look back on a long-standing connection with the glassmaking dynasty, is honoring J. & L. Lobmeyr with an exhibition that makes the unbelievable variety of the objects tangible. In the exhibition design, an aspect that is often perceived only intuitively will be formative: J. & L. Lobmeyr’s deep understanding of the interplay of light and shadow. The anniversary exhibition plays with the optical charms that Lobmeyr glass unfolds when placed in light.

CURATORS

Guest Curator: Alice Stori Liechtenstein

Curator: Rainald Franz, Curator, MAK Glass and Ceramics Collection

EXHIBITION DESIGN
March Gut

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jakob Mayr & Kilian Wittmann

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At guide.MAK.at you can find free audios on highlights of the exhibition.

Drinking set, all glasses stacked inside each other

MAK Exhibition View, 2023, GLITZ AND GLAMOUR: 200 Years of Lobmeyr, Chandelier for the auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera (originale prototype), Design: Hans Harald Rath, 1963

MAK Exhibition View, 2023, GLITZ AND GLAMOUR: 200 Years of Lobmeyr

MAK Exhibition View, 2023m GLITZ AND GLAMOUR: 200 Years of Lobmeyr

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Metropolitan Chandelier Model 6725-L-16, 1966 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 231, 1905 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 238 Patrician Design: Josef Hoffmann, 1917 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 240 Ambassador, Design: Oswald Haerdtl, 1925 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 248, Design: Adolf Loos, 1931 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 257, 1954 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 267 Alpha, Design: Harald Rath, 1952 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

Drinking Set No. 276, 1992 © J. & L. Lobmeyr

<BODY>Vase [Glacier], Design: Sebastian Menschhorn, 2004 © MAK/Georg Mayer</BODY>

<BODY>Carafe from the Imperial Service, Design: Josef von Storck, 1871 © MAK/Georg Mayer</BODY>

<BODY>Presentation of the Lobmeyr Company at the Vienna World Fair, 1873 © MAK</BODY>

MAK Exhibition View, 2023, GLITZ AND GLAMOUR: 200 Years of Lobmeyr, Chandelier for the auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera (originale prototype), Design: Hans Harald Rath, 1963 © MAK/Georg Mayer

MAK Ausstellungsansicht, 2023, GLANZ UND GLAMOUR. 200 Jahre Lobmeyr, im Vordergrund: Luster für den Glas- u. Keramikraum auf der Werkbundausstellung Köln, 1914 Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann, 1913 © MAK/Georg Mayer

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