{"title":"Carl Auböck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. Auböck’s design career was long and varied, reaching it’s pinnacle of prestige at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, where he received four gold medals in recognition of his iconic work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA company famous for it’s modernist designs, Carl Auböck II (1900–1957) dreamt up and derived from abstraction, the knowledge and skills within his small family workshop, which became the birth place for ideas from the Bauhaus and now translated in to three-dimensional brass objects. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck II was born in 1900, after working as an apprentice bronze worker and engraver for the family business in the early 1900’s, he went on to be a student of Johannes Itten, a Swiss expressionist painter and designer, at the Bauhaus in Weimar. Once graduated he took over his father’s workshop and in the early 40’s developed a very particular style which many consider modernist, becoming the face of Austrian modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck III took over in 1957 and started making objects in new materials, including horn and wood, expanding the collection and making a platform for experimentation. His son Carl Auböck IV has been instrumental in preserving the quality and craftsmanship in the workshop which today remains among the last of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crown-bowl","title":"Crown Bowl, Polished Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandmade in Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck model #3600 ‘Crown’ bowl in polished brass. Designed in the 1950’s, this incredibly refined and sculptured Viennese bowl is handmade in polished brass. Originally conceived as a ashtray, this decorative piece can be used for a variety of purposes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. Imperfections on the surface reflect the handmade nature and should not be considered defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Nikco","offers":[{"title":"Solid Polished Brass \/ 65dia x 40H (mm)","offer_id":51205360943421,"sku":"HO-CA-BWLC-BRPOL","price":580.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4678\/1501\/files\/carl_aubock_objects-11.jpg?v=1766913480"},{"product_id":"crown-bowl-patina-brass","title":"Crown Bowl, Patina Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandmade in Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck model #3600 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950’s, this incredibly refined and sculptured Viennese bowl is handmade in patinated brass. Originally conceived as a ashtray, this decorative piece can be used for a variety of purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. Imperfections on the surface reflect the handmade nature and should not be considered defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Nikco","offers":[{"title":"Solid Patina Brass \/ 65dia x 40H (mm)","offer_id":51205360746813,"sku":"HO-CA-BWLC-BRPAT","price":595.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4678\/1501\/files\/carl_aubock_objects-9.jpg?v=1766913000"},{"product_id":"low-bowl-patina-brass","title":"Low Bowl, Patina Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandmade in Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck model #4082 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950’s, this incredibly refined and sculptured Viennese bowl is handmade in patinated brass. Originally conceived as a ashtray, this decorative piece can be used for a variety of purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. Imperfections on the surface reflect the handmade nature and should not be considered defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Nikco","offers":[{"title":"Solid Patina Brass \/ 105 dia x 25H (mm)","offer_id":51205360484669,"sku":"HO-CA-BWLL-BRPAT","price":580.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4678\/1501\/files\/carl_aubock_objects-4.jpg?v=1766912741"},{"product_id":"hand-bottle-opener-polished-brass","title":"Hand Bottle Opener, Polished Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandmade in Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck model #4224 ‘Hand’ brass bottle opener. Designed in the 1950s, this sculptural piece is handmade in polished brass. A perfect accompaniment to a cold bottle of beer.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. Imperfections on the surface reflect the handmade nature and should not be considered defects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Nikco","offers":[{"title":"Solid Polished Brass \/ 90 (mm) in length","offer_id":51205359927613,"sku":"HO-CA-BOHD-BRPOL","price":485.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4678\/1501\/files\/carl_aubock_objects-38.jpg?v=1766912661"},{"product_id":"hand-paperweight-polished-brass","title":"Hand Paperweight, Polished Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandmade in Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Auböck model #4223 ‘Hand’ brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is handmade in polished brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The hand-shaped design is perhaps one of the most significant of the Auböck icons. It is a universal hand, an ageless hand, a positive hand. It is a hand that possibly warns against something or simply points something out. This hand comes in the form of a paperweight (one of them was and still is on Walter Gropius’s desk), a cork screw with a bamboo sheath, and a bottle stopper. Aside from its timeless signalling quality, the hand has many other functions that give it a playfully ironic appeal.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. 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The solid brass form was a favourite of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, who kept one on his desk along with several other Auböck-designed objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Viennese workshop of Carl Auböck, exists now for over 120 years and for four generations. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck Werkstätte in the 7th district of Vienna using the same exacting standards, high-quality materials, original moulds and techniques of his legendary grandfather remains among the last of it’s kind. The archive today includes more than 4,500 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each piece is handmade. 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