Villeroy & Boch - Rosemarie Benedikt - Sculpture

Villeroy and Boch, Benedikt & friends, AUTOMOBILE Oldtimer green DESIGN Rosemarie Benedikt. Rosemarie Benedikt began her training at the Viennese fashion school Hetzendorf with the textile design department. After five years of training from 1954 to 1959, she was selected from several applicants to work for the porcelain factory Rörstrand in Lidköping. Here, for the first time, she came into contact with this material, which became decisive for her further artistic career. She worked as a designer for the manufactory in Sweden until 1964. After returning to Vienna, she was appointed lecturer at the University of Applied Arts, where she taught as an assistant professor from 1975 to 2000. Since the mid-1970s she has had her own studio in Vienna. In 1987 and 1988, she completed studies at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle. Since 1993 she has been working as a designer for Villeroy & Boch. Beginning in 2006, in addition to her original porcelain figures, she also created some monumental glass sculptures in Murano. In 2005, her work was awarded the Austrian Culture Prize. Numerous works are located in museums and private collections in Germany and abroad. From 1993, Rosemarie Benedikt undertook numerous study trips. In 1993 she lived for a time as an Artist in Residence in Fujino, Japan, and traveled to Taiwan. In 1997 and 2000 she was in Mexico and in 2004 on the occasion of the 1000-year porcelain anniversary in China. Since 2006, she has spent time on Murano again and works there in the renowned glass manufactory Berengo Fine Arts on her glass worlds. Length 22 cm, Width 9.5 cm, and Height 9 cm. Very good condition. Insured shipping!

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