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Franz J. Ippoldt

Franz J. Ippoldt
SOIERIE des FANTASQUES
20, Rue du Poët
42810 Rozier en Donzy
France
0033 6 08 01 24 26
ippoldt@mac.com
www.meisterstrasse.com/de/weberei-ippoldt

The Future of an Exceptional Handicraft
Confidential document
Summer 2019
Velvet loom. Encyclopédie Diderot et d’Alembert, XVIII°cent.

“Over the past 20 years I have been able to create the unique universe of our
silk weaving studio. The time has now come to align this enterprise with new
and broader challenges.”
Franz Ippoldt
Harness set-up for figured velvet.

cut - looped - ciselé - plain - pelüsh
Velvets Lampas
brocade - brocard - royal
Damasks
Taffetas
moiré - glacé - caméléon
Gold- & silver-drapes
Satins
Silk
Gold Silver
State-of-the-art
Haute-Couture
wallhangings &-covers
upholstery

Drawing from the past and geared up for the future, a revamped and relocated studio will
give a new kick to exceptional craftsmanship currently in danger of being lost forever.
Simple-corps velvet loom.

Simple-corps figured velvet (pelush) with gold-lamina ground. Detail: « allucciolato » gold-looped.

Opus 10-10, silk, gold & silver:
Double-corps ciselé velvet with gold-lamina & drap d’argent.

We are:
• Driven by a passion for excellence,
ancient craftsmanship and noble
materials
• Motivated by the pleasure of
sharing state-of-the-art skills to
conceive and produce unique works
• Energized by team-working on
multi-disciplinary and enduring
masterpieces
• Committed to preserving a knowhow
threatened by extinction
• Determined to pass on this savoirfaire
and our craft’s “trade secrets”
to future generations
Double-corps velvet loom.

Franz Ippoldt,
born and trained in Austria:
• Is the studio’s founder and
project visionary
• Has worked on his craft for the
past 30 years, first in Italy and
then in France
• Is a sought-after master weaver
of silk, gold, silver; velvet,
brocade and lampas for drapes,
upholstery & haute couture
Brocade & damask loom.

The studio will become
the European Centre of Excellence
for traditional silk-weaving,
with 40 to 50 Jacquard looms continuing to
produce:
• exclusive modern creations
• historic replicas for museums, collectors
and palaces
• life-style accessories
Verification on the taffetas loom.

As an
international training centre,
it will offer, attract and generate funding and
income from a portfolio of activities,
including:
• partnerships with educational & training
textile centres world-wide
• open atelier/studio
• master classes
• “rent-a-loom”
As an
international knowledge centre,
it will work globally with cultural agencies
and accredited centres of learning on:
• the archiving of digitized and analogue
documentation on currently endangered
silk-weaving techniques for “the nextgeneration”
• collaborations with museums
• applied research & development
• artist/master-in-residence
Drap d’argent moiré.

This project involves the relocation of our studio from
France to Upper Austria’s Haslach an der Mühl:
• 800 year history of woven textile production
• Austria’s sole designated centre of Textile Culture
• HQ of the European Textile Network
• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status
• multi-partisan local political support for the encouragement
and retention of traditional loom craftsmanship
• an available and willing human resource pool
Drap d’argent moiré.

Weft winding for drap d’or.

Weaving drap d’or.

Historic Restauration
New York .us Private Residence Double-corps ciselé velvet, silk.
Fredensborg .dk Fredensborg Castle – Royal Garden Hall Lampas, silk & silver.
Paris .fr Mobilier Royal « Georges Jacob », Queen Marie-Antoinette Satin & Gros-de-Tours brocated, polychrome silks.
Wilanow .pl Wilanow Castle – Royal Apartments Garden velvet, silk. Drap d’argent moiré.
Dresden .de Residence Dresden – Royal Apartments Brocard, gold & silk.
Munich .de Nymphenburg Castle – Pagodenburg Garden velvet, silk & silver-lamina.
Rheinsberg .de Rheinsberg Castle – Royal Apartments « Satin bout-à-bout », silk.
Meiningen .de Elisabethenburg Castle – Ducal Apartments « Gourgron », silk. Damask gimps lancé, silk.
Seligenstatt .de Seligenstatt Monastery – Imperial & Episcopal Chamber Damasks, silk & wool.
Innsbruck .at Episcopal Parament Chamber Drap d’argent, silk & silver.
.it / .ch Ecclesiastic Institutions Drap d’or & d’argent, silk, gold & silver.
Modern Creation
Paris .fr Haute-Couture (C. Dior, Balmain, C. Lacroix, T. Mugler, Gucci) Drap d’or & d’argent, moiré.
Paris .fr Haute-Joyallerie (Van Cleefs & Arples) Weave in solid gold.
Worldwide CATHELIN – "LE RÊVE DU SAMOURAÏ" Silk-Gold-Miniature, polychrome.
Bavaria .de « Scherrer-Chasuble » Brocated Royal-Damask, silk.
Haslach .at Public Residence Haslach, wallhangings Damask lancé, silk.

Balmain
Haute Couture
Thierry Mugler
Christian Lacroix

Gold & silver drapes for ecclesiastic paraments.

Opus 09-17:
Polyptik, silk, gold & silver.

Double-cops « garden » velvet.

« Nymphenburg Castel », garden velvet, XVII° cent.:
Views of the velvet loom.

Velvet rods & the cutting while weaving ciselé velvet
With silver-lamina ground.

Private collection:
Double-corps ciselé velvet. Details.

Gold-brocard « Dresden Residence Castle », XVIII° cent.:
Royal apartments, detail & weaving.

Brocading with polychrome silk.

Genuine textile vs. new polychrome brocades, detail.

Mobilier Jacob, XVIII° cent.: first fitting for the exquisite woodwork.

Rheinsberg Castel, XVIII° cent.: Satin « bout-à-bout »
Painted point-paper, State bedroom.

« Seligenstadt Monastery, Kaiserliche Kammern », XVIII° cent.: Silk Damask.

Royal Residence, Poland, XVIII° cent.: Drap d’argent moiré.

Royal Residence, Poland, XVIII° cent.: Double-corps garden velvet.

Public Residence, Austria: Various wallhangings, silk damask lancé.

« Le Rêve du Samouraï » Silk-gold-miniature, Limited Edition.

For further details, including information about financial investment
possibilities and arrangements to visit our current atelier in France,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Opus09-30 :
Polyptik, silk & gold.