ÜBERBLICK INTERVIEWS
S. 6
MEISTER UND MANUFAKTUREN A-Z
S. 24
ARLBERG-SPECIAL
S. 106
NEW CRAFT AND DESIGN
S. 121
IMPRESSUM
S. 146
PASSION FOR MASTERSHIP With this guide, we invite crafts connoisseurs and enthusiasts to join us on a foray through top workshops and manufactures, for all of which excellence is a given and passion is the driving force for their business activities. For the first time we transcend borders, introducing you to masters and producers from five different countries: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and Switzerland. We have included world famous luxury labels and royal suppliers with centuries of tradition equally as small crafts businesses who achieved cross-border recognition through their high-end, attention-to-detail products. This first MEISTERSTÜCKE EDITION guide provides insight into the bright-coloured diversity of exquisite crafts culture. Over the next months and years, many SELECTIONS within the MEISTERSTÜCKE EDITION will follow, aiming at introducing you to European and non-European craftsmanship as a cultural as well as an economic factor. While these printed publications are by no means exhaustive, our online portal is much more extensive, listing thousands of manufactures and workshops who all look forward to being contacted: www.meisterstrasse.com
Before you can dive into this hand-picked selection of our excellent members, interviews with key figures of the European world of crafts and manufactures – all of whom approach craftsmanship differently – will provide thought-provoking answers to burning questions regarding the role, fascination and future of a sector torn between centuries of history and the trends of time. Now, please start browsing and allow yourself to be surprised by masters, stories, production methods and products which might make daily life even more enjoyable. Sincerely Nicola and Christoph Rath Editors