Dagobert Peche (1887–1923), one of the most eccentric designers of Viennese Modernism, virtually blew apart the stylistic idiom of the famous Wiener Werkstätte: with opulent decorations inspired by nature and a revolutionary aesthetic, he lent practical objects a hitherto unknown complexity.
Peche worked with a wide range of materials—silver, glass, ceramic, leather, and paper—designing jewelry, furniture, and exhibition displays, as well as sensational fabric patterns. In little over a decade he created an oeuvre that has fascinated and inspired the worlds of art and design ever since.
After more than 25 years, the MAK is once again dedicating a major exhibition to the “enfant terrible” of the Wiener Werkstätte. Divided into seven chapters—from “Arcadia” to “Uncanny” PECHE POP presents the artist’s unique cosmos and traces his impact from Art Deco to Postmodernism to the present day.
On the exhibition Lilli Hollein, General Direktor, MAK Claudia Cavallar, Guest Curator Anne-Katrin Rossberg, Curator, MAK Metal Collection and Wiener Werkstätte Archive
Free admission to the opening
Publication The richly illustrated exhibition catalog complements and deepens the exhibition, which comprises around 700 objects. Available in the MAK Design Shop for € 55.