For each historic style, offer a range of different models, each based on a set of specific historic examples. A “model” just means a way of interpreting the same prompt.
This pattern is inspired by Die Quelle (1901) by Koloman Moser. With strong grid and triangle motifs, it marks a transition from organic Jugendstil forms to the geometric style of the Wiener Werkstätte. Originally intended for wall decoration and presaging Art Deco forms.
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The Golden Butterfly, “Die Goldene Schmetterlinge” in German, is named after the stylised butterfly at the heart of the pattern repeat. Faceted geometries, chequerboard colouration, angular lines, create a dynamic yet elegant, rippling and organic pattern. This pattern also derives from the third volume of Die Quelle by Koloman Moser and was intended for wallpaper.
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Starflower, or “Sternblume” in German, is based upon a pattern by Koloman Moser in Die Quelle. This pattern embraces a high abstraction that is faceted to the point of crystalline and, as its title hints, suggests resemblance to multiple different forms. It was originally intended for decorative endpapers of books.
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Leopoldine Kolbe (1870-1912) was an Austrian artist and graphic designer involved in the Wiener Werkstätte. This model takes after her floral woodcut series 'A Basket of Flowers' (1907), known for its delightful colours and paper-cut-like simplicity.
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