{"id":11414,"date":"2019-05-18T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=11414"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:25:07","slug":"icff-2019-amazing-woka-lamps-furniture-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/icff-2019-amazing-woka-lamps-furniture-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"ICFF 2019: Amazing Woka Lamps and Furniture Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Woka Lamps Vienna is one of the best exhibitors to admire at ICFF 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/u>. Don\u2019t miss your chance to visit them. While studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, the talented Wolfgang Karolinsky discovered his love for applied arts and started restoring and dealing with design pieces. The works of Josef Hoffmann and the historical Wiener Werkstaette were the masterpieces that awoke his special interest.<\/p>\n

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ICFF: \u201cKnize Symmetric-35\u201d (1909) by Adolf Loos. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ICFF: \u201cExploding Star\u201d (1960) by Lobmeyr\/Zahn. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ICFF: \u201cBakalowits Supernova\u201d. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His dedicated studies in libraries led to a photo-archive containing more than 7500 images of objects manufactured in the early 20th<\/sup> century. In the 1970s, a huge collection of Jugendstil-lamps started to be sold and an active trade began. Due to the urgent need of restoring the lamps, Karolinsky collaborated with several skilled craftsmen, who still knew the ancient technics of metalworking.<\/p>\n

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ICFF: \u201cLuna-45\u201d (1912) by Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ICFF: Petite Bakalowits Chandelier Mid Century Modern (1960). Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

These partnerships allowed him to start manufacturing lighting pieces. Acquiring the copyrights and buying original tools from 1900 was the keystone to create Woka Lamps Vienna. Around 1980, the teamwork with George Kovacs began and Woka Lamps is present on the US market since then.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeche 2\u201d by Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstaette. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWW Pende 3\u201d (1903) by Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstaette. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBaroque Style Chandelier\u201d (1920) by Austrian Mastercraft. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the early years, Woka admirers were mainly furnishing and lighting retailers. However, recently architects and interior designer started to value the luxurious high-quality standards of the brand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cZacherl-35\u201d. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Woka workshop employs in its Wiener Werkstaette an international team of high skilled and very talented designers and master artisans, who manufacture some of the most iconic and pioneering lighting designs of the past century.<\/p>\n

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\u201cArt Deco Chairs Dagobert Peche attr pair\u201d (1920) by Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstaette. Photo: \u00a9Woka Lamps Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stay with us to find out more about ICFF 2019 and the best of contemporary art, design and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

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