This lavishly illustrated book was brought by the author and photographer Christina Hitzfeld Daniel Schvarcz on the road. On language and crafts, design, art and tradition come to St. Gallen and its surroundings. At the very beginning you can make is knowledgeable on a map where each medium-sized Companies that are discussed in the book are located.
first one is very well informed about the textile town of St. Gallen, which was famous in the Middle Ages for its cloth trade in the world. In 1336 the first order for the screen industry was adopted in the city. If the substance of a dealer claims the non-audit commission were enough had to be woven at once torn. In this way the reputation for high quality was assured. The long-distance trade by large merchants resulted in a significant increase in sales. St. Gallen was talking in foreign trade agencies and operated the first regular European coach connections to Nuremberg and Lyons, (see p. 13).
As the linen in the 18th Century was replaced by cotton, the St. Galler responded quickly to the changing market situation and dominated a little later with cotton muslin fabrics market. In Lyon, the merchants met by chance as Turkish hand embroidered silk fabrics embroideresses her. From then on the St. Gallen cotton fabrics were also embroidered. As early as 1790 40 000 Ostschweizer embroiderers worked at St. Gallen merchants, (vgl.S. 14). 
In the 19th Century was ushered in with the invention of the Schiffli embroidery machine and the first machine, the industrial age. From now on, stood for many women Most workers only jobs available such as threading or Nachsticken. In Homework embroidered many small farmers, St Gallen Strickereimaschinen substances, which the business was booming with the embroidered fabrics more and more. After sales problems in the last century, the St. Gallen textile industry has again earned a top position in international comparison.
In the book the "Bischoff Textil AG," "Magnolia Design" are presented in more detail, and we learn interesting facts about the St. Gallen Textile Museum, is the author of a textile memory of the city. In the context of temporary exhibitions on the second floor contemporary issues are addressed on the subject of textiles.
The craft was held in St. Gallen general golden soil and is as old and venerable as the city itself, not least because of the Benedictine monastery of St. Gall, the food industry flourished during the Middle Ages already. Today, the St. Galler artisans work for customers throughout Switzerland, but also in Austria and Germany. Their quality work is in demand everywhere.
be further presented a St. Gallen goldsmith, a parquet floor publishers from sinking, a St. Gallen furniture maker, a metal worker. This design exercise of his trade this one in the tradition of Hephaestus, only just re-interpreted. has
especially like my contribution to Kaspar Freuler "Trompe-l` oeil and mural painting, a technique that can be seen on the inner walls of old castles. Freuler subject choice shows that he can by all Mediterranean Impressions homes brighten tremendously noble.
The chapter tradition is preceded by a beautiful quote: "Maintaining tradition is not to keep the ashes, but keep embers glowing." (Jean Jaurès, 1859-1914). Hitzfeld reflected in the sequence first, the term tradition and then presented traditional crafts, including one learns the work of the watchmaker Lisa Anderson know, also a silversmith and other traditional crafts more.
Also you get to know artists from the region. Sonja Züblin from Schwarzenbach creates delicate paper cuttings, Agnes Walder modeled magical figures and Johanna Schneider is an abstract painter whose work we learn about in the book to know. Walter B. Probst creates wonderful sculptures. His studio, you can see in Sevelen. fallen
In its design me the objects of René and Ruth Kammermann particularly well. The light objects combine the aspects of art and light in an impressive Art
A successful book, which I continue to recommend you. to forget: The addresses of the craftsmen are listed on the last pages.
The city of St. Gallen views are welcome to visit this charming old town, and this makes the book well-drawn is not added back into a deep sleep, but by mid-sized activity draws attention to himself.
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© 2010 Daniel Schvarcz, Umschau
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