The University of Applied Arts Vienna (german: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, or informally just ''Die Angewandte'') is an arts university and institution of higher education in

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, the capital of Austria. It has had

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status since 1970.

History

The predecessor of the ''Angewandte'' was founded in 1863 as the ''k. k.

Kunstgewerbeschule A Kunstgewerbeschule (English: ''School of Arts and Crafts'' or S''chool of Applied Arts'') was a type of vocational arts school that existed in German-speaking countries from the mid-19th century. The term Werkkunstschule was also used for thes ...

'' (Vienna School of Arts and Crafts), following the example of the South Kensington Museum in London, now the

Victoria & Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

, to set up a place of advanced education for designers and craftsmen with the Arts and Crafts School in Vienna. It was closely associated with the ''Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie'' (Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, today known as the MAK). It was the first school of its kind on the continent. In 1941 it became an institution of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after compl ...

. 1941-45 it was called "Reichshochschule fuer angewandte Kunst", and in 1948 was taken over by the

Austrian state Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states (German: ''Länder''). Since ''Land'' is also the German word for "country", the term ''Bundesländer'' (literally ''federal states'') is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution ...

as an

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

. In 1970 it was awarded the title of a

and in 1998 it was renamed the ''Universität für angewandte Künste'' (''University of applied arts''). Famous artists such as

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's pr ...

Oskar Kokoschka Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright, and teacher best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expres ...

, Koloman Moser, Vivienne Westwood,

Karl Lagerfeld Karl Otto Lagerfeld (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director, artist and photographer. He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...

, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Paul Kirnig,

Jil Sander Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (; b. 27 November 1943) is a German minimalist fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house. Early life and education Heidemarie Jiline Sander was born in Wesselburen, Nazi Germany on 27 Nov ...

, Pipilotti Rist,

Matteo Thun Matteo Thun (full name Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein, 17 June 1952 Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian architect and designer. Biography Matteo Thun was born in Bolzano in 1952 as the first son of the South Tyrolean entrepreneuri ...

François Valentiny François Valentiny (born 1953 in Remerschen-Schengen, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgish architect. After his studies in architecture at the Ecole d'Architecture de Nancy and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, in 1980 he formed a partnership ...

, Hugo Markl and Stefan Sagmeister were part of the university's staff or student body. Today its faculty includes many distinguished artists and teachers, such as Judith Eisler, Erwin Wurm,

Hartmut Esslinger Hartmut Esslinger (born 5 June 1944) is a German-American industrial designer and inventor. He is best known for founding the design consultancy frog, and his work for Apple Computers in the early 1980s. Life and career Esslinger was born i ...

, Hani Rashid (of

Asymptote Architecture Asymptote Architecture is an American architecture practice, based in Long Island City, New York. Asymptote Architecture is known for multidisciplinary architectural designs that often incorporate digital technologies. History Husband and wife ...

Greg Lynn Greg Lynn (born 1964) is an American architect, founder and owner of the Greg Lynn FORM office, an o. University Professor in the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and a professor at the UCLA School of the Arts a ...

, Wolf D Prix (of

Coop Himmelb(l)au Coop Himmelb(l)au (A pun meaning ''Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design, and art firm founded by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria in 1968. History Coop Him ...

), Peter Weibel and the philosopher

Burghart Schmidt Burghart Schmidt (30 November 1942 – 13 February 2022) was a German philosopher. He was professor at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Education He was born in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Germany. ...

Present

The university has currently ca. 1,800 students and c. 380 faculty. The students come from 70 different countries to study in the 29 disciplines of the school, structured in 60% Austrians, 25% Europeans and 15% from other countries. The outcome of their processes is made public in ca. 200 exhibitions a year and a multitude of different events and other public presentations.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni from the university are *

Walter Bosse Walter Bosse (November 13, 1904 – December 13, 1979) was a Viennese artist, designer, ceramist, potter, metalworker, and craftsman noted for his modernist bronze animal figurines and grotesques. Early life Walter Bosse, born November 13, ...

(1904–1979), modernist brass sculpture *

Dorrit Dekk Dorrit Dekk, born Dorothy Karoline Fuhrmann, (18 May 1917 – 29 December 2014) was a Czech-born British graphic designer, printmaker and painter. Early life Dekk was born in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia and trained at the Kunstgewerbeschule, ...

(1917-–2014), graphic designer, printmaker and artist *

Augusta Kochanowska Augusta Kochanowska (6 July 1868 – 7 December 1927) was a Polish artist, known for painting and illustrations. About Augusta Kochanowska was born on 6 July 1868 in Sadhora (Chernivtsi), Duchy of Bukovina, now Ukraine. From 1894 until 1899, ...

(1868–1927), Polish painter and illustrator * Brigitte Kowanz (born 1957), artist *

Matthias Laurenz Gräff Matthias Laurenz Gräff (also known as ''Matthias Laurenz Gräff Ilpenstein''; born 19 July 1984) is an Austrian academic painter, private historian, politician, political activist and organizer of the non-partisan platform Dialog im Kamptal fro ...

(born 1984), artist * Wiktoria Goryńska (1902 - 1945) *

(studied 1876 - 1883) * Hugo Markl (born 1964), artist * Pipilotti Rist (born 1962), visual artist *

Felice Rix-Ueno Felice "Lizzie" Rix-Ueno (1893–1967) was an Austrian textile, wallpaper, and craft designer. She lived in Japan, and became an influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene. Early life and education Felice Rix was born in Vienna. She stu ...

(1893-1967), textile artist * Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962), designer *

Stylianos Schicho Stylianos Schicho (born 1977 in Vienna) is an Austrian painter. Life Schicho studied between 1998 and 2005 under Wolfgang Herzig at the University for Applied Arts. Harwig Knack, curator of the Kunsthalle Krems, wrote about his paintings: ...

(born 1977), artist * Eva Schlegel (born 1960), artist and professor at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

* Pola Stout (1902–1984), textile designer *

Wolfgang Hoffmann Wolfgang Hoffmann (1900–1969) was an Austrian-American architect and designer active in the American modernism movement between 1926 and 1942. His reputation was overshadowed by that of his father, the architect and designer Josef Hoffmann, and ...

(1900-1969), architect and designer *

Ernestine Tahedl Ernestine Tahedl (born 1940) is a Canadian painter. Born in Vienna, Tahedl studied at the Academy of Applied Arts Vienna, receiving her master of arts in graphic arts in 1961. For the next two years she worked with her father, Heinrich Tahedl, o ...

(born 1940), artist * Matthias Tarasiewicz (born 1979), curator and researcher * Leo Wollner (1925–1995), textile designer * Erwin Wurm (born 1954), artist * Lisbeth Zwerger (born 1954), illustrator * Andreas Kronthaler (born 1966), designer for, and husband to Vivienne Westwood

References

External links

University official website
(German and English)
Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) official website
(German and English)
Information about art universities, translation based on the "Austria Lexicon"

{{DEFAULTSORT:Applied Arts Vienna, University of Educational institutions established in 1867 1867 establishments in the Austrian Empire Universities and colleges in Vienna Culture in Vienna Art schools in Austria Arts organizations established in 1867 Universities established in the 1970s

History

Present

Notable alumni

See also

References

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