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Austrian designers

38 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf LoosDesigner · Modern designAdolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (lang; 10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, polemicist of modern architecture.
Albert Paris GüterslohDesigner · Modern designAlbert Paris Gütersloh (born Albert Conrad Kiehtreiber; 5 February 1887 – 16 May 1973) was an Austrian painter and writer.
Alfred RollerIllustrator · IllustrationAlfred Roller (2 October 1864 – 21 June 1935) was an Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer.
André HellerDesigner · Modern designFranz André Heller (born 22 March 1947 as Francis Charles Georges Jean André Heller-Hueart[1]) is an Austrian artist, author, poet, singer, songwriter, and actor.
Claus Josef RiedelDesigner · Modern designClaus Josef Riedel (19 February 1925 – 17 March 2004) was a Czech (Born in Kořenov near Jablonec) glassmaker, businessman, professor of chemistry, and chemical engineer.
Clemens HolzmeisterDesigner · DesignClemens Holzmeister (27 March 1886 – 12 June 1983) was a prominent Austrian architect and stage designer of the early twentieth century.
Ditha MoserDesigner · Modern designEdith "Ditha" Moser (née Mautner von Markhof; 1883–1969) was an Austrian artist and an influential member of the artistic group Vienna Secession.
Erwin KomendaDesigner · Modern designErwin Komenda (6 April 1904 - 22 August 1966) was an Austrian automobile designer and Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various…
Ettore SottsassDesigner · DesignEttore Sottsass (ˈɛttore sotˈtsas; 14 September 1917 – 31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and product designer.
Ferry PorscheDesigner · Modern design
Florian BrodyDesigner · Modern designFlorian Brody is an Austrian/American digital media creator, inventor, writer, public speaker, academic, and global business consultant.
Fran HoskenDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Fran Hosken ca.
Franz Josef PoppDesigner · Modern designFranz Josef Popp (14 January 1886 in Vienna – 29 July 1954 in Stuttgart) was one of three men responsible for the founding of BMW AG and the First General Director of BMW AG from 1922 to…
Frederick John KieslerArtist · SculptureFrederick Jacob Kiesler (September 22, 1890 – December 27, 1965) was an Austrian-American architect, theoretician, theater designer, artist and sculptor.
Gaston GlockDesigner · Modern designGaston Glock (lang; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman. He founded the company Glock in 1963.
Gustav KlimtArtist · PaintingsGustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement.
Hans HolleinArtist · SculptureHans Hollein (30 March 1934 – 24 April 2014) was an Austrian architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture.
Helmut LangArtist · SculptureHelmut Lang (born Peter Scepka; 10 March 1956) is an Austrian artist and former fashion designer and mentor who lives and works in New York and on Long Island.
Henry KoernerDesigner · Modern designHenry Koerner (born Heinrich Sieghart Körner; August 28, 1915 – July 4, 1991) was an Austrian-born American painter and graphic designer best known for his early Magical Realist works of…
Hermann CzechDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Hermann Czech, 2006
Ivana TrumpDesigner · Modern designIvana Marie Trump (Zelníčková; February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022) was a Czech and American businesswoman, socialite, and model.
Jacqueline GroagDesigner · Modern designJacqueline Groag (Hilde Pick; 6 April 1903 – 13 January 1986) was an influential textile designer in Great Britain in the period following World War II.
Jacques GroagDesigner · Modern designJacques Groag (5 February 1892 – 28 January 1962) was an architect and an interior designer, originally from Moravia.
Josef FrankDesigner · DesignJosef Frank (lang; 15 July 1885 – 8 January 1967) was an Austrian and later Swedish, architect, artist, and designer.
Josef HoffmannArtist · SculptureJosef Hoffmann (15 December 1870 – 7 May 1956) was an Austrian-Moravian architect and designer. He was among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Kenneth IzeDesigner · Modern designKenneth Ize (born October 5, 1990) is a Nigerian fashion designer. He is the founder of Kenneth Ize, an eponymous fashion brand, known for its use of traditional West African fabrics and…
Koloman MoserArtist · Paintings1893–1895 Vienna School of Applied Arts (Kunstgewerbeschule)
Ludwig PassiniEngraver · PrintsLudwig Johann Passini (1832–1903), sometimes Ludovico Passini, was an Austrian narrative and genre painter and printmaker.
Manfred KielnhoferArtist · SculptureManfred "KILI" Kielnhofer (born 28 January 1967 in Haslach an der Mühl) is an Austrian painter, sculptor, designer and photographer.
Marc ElsbergDesigner · Modern designMarc Elsberg (born 3 January 1967, in Vienna, real name Marcus Rafelsberger) is an Austrian author.
Oskar KokoschkaIllustrator · IllustrationOskar Kokoschka (lang; 1 March 188622 February 1980) was an Austrian (though, at times during his life, he had also Czech and British citizenship) artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best…
Oswald HaerdtlDesigner · Modern designOswald Haerdtl (17 May 1899 – 9 August 1959) was an Austrian architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Otto NatzlerDesigner · Modern designOtto Natzler (January 31, 1908 – April 7, 2007) was an Austrian–born ceramicist.
Paul JarayDesigner · Modern designPaul Jaray (Hungarian: Járay Pál; 11 March 1889 – 22 September 1974) was a Vienna-born engineer, designer, and a pioneer of automotive streamlining.
Robert KalinaDesigner · Modern designRobert Kalina (born 29 June 1955) is an Austrian designer. For the National Bank of Austria he created the T 382 design, which was the winning design of the 1996 competition for the art…
Rudi GernreichDesigner · FashionRudolf "Rudi" Gernreich (August 8, 1922 April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born American fashion designer whose avant-garde clothing designs are generally regarded as the most innovative and…
Rudolf JettmarDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Building the Bridge from Hell to Earth, illustration for Paradise Lost, 1899. Etching on paper, 36.9 x 28 cm.
Stefan SagmeisterIllustrator · IllustrationStefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962) is an Austrian graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer based in New York City.

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