For over a century, the Auböck family has stood at the forefront of Austrian design, spearheading the Wiener Werkstätte movement and creating some highly collectable modernist designs, including brass candlesticks, elegant glass and leather carafes and hand-shaped paperweights. Now under the helm of the fourth generation of the family, the company is the focus of a new exhibition at MAK, Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts, titled ‘Iconic Auböck: A Workshop Shapes Austria’s Concept of Design’ (until 13 October 2024).
