Book

Designer Otti Berger German
Manufacturer Bauhaus German
mid 1930s
Not on view
After teaching in the weaving workshop of the Bauhaus Dessau, Otti Berger established her own textile studio in Berlin. This sample book contains twenty-two pieces of fabric in various designs, colors, and weaves displaying the use of stabilized synthetic dyes and mercerized cotton.

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Object Information
  • Title: Book
  • Designer: Otti Berger (German, 1898–1944)
  • Manufacturer: Bauhaus
  • Date: mid 1930s
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 9 1/2in. (9.5 x 24.1cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Sample Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.115.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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