15 March – 24 August 2024
In the 1930s, the textile designer Otti Berger (1898–1944) created fabrics for modernist architecture which continue to fascinate us today. Her designs are characterised by an impressive interplay of aesthetics, function and technical innovation which have fundamentally changed our notion of what textiles can be and do. As of 1927, Otti Berger studied and taught at the Bauhaus, and after 1932, began working freelance. She worked for customers across the European continent and secured numerous patents.
In cooperation with the Bauhaus-Archiv, the visual artist Judith Raum teamed up with weaver and textile designer Katja Stelz to analyse Otti Berger’s fabrics as part of a multiyear research project. The interdisciplinary research process has now culminated in a richly illustrated publication entitled “Otti Berger – Weaving for Modernist Architecture”, which presents a broad overview of Berger’s works to the public for the first time.
Judith Raum’s installation at the Temporary Bauhaus-Archiv allows visitors to sensually experience Otti Berger’s works.