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Franz J. Ippoldt
Franz J. Ippoldt<br />
SOIERIE des FANTASQUES<br />
20, Rue du Poët<br />
42810 Rozier en Donzy<br />
France<br />
0033 6 08 01 24 26<br />
<strong>ippoldt</strong>@mac.com<br />
www.meisterstrasse.com/de/weberei-<strong>ippoldt</strong>
The Future of an Exceptional Handicraft<br />
Confidential document<br />
Summer <strong>2019</strong><br />
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<br />
silk weaving studio. The time has now come to align this enterprise with new<br />
and broader challenges.”<br />
Franz Ippoldt<br />
Harness set-up for figured velvet.
cut - looped - ciselé - plain - pelüsh<br />
Velvets Lampas<br />
brocade - brocard - royal<br />
Damasks<br />
Taffetas<br />
moiré - glacé - caméléon<br />
Gold- & silver-drapes<br />
Satins<br />
Silk<br />
Gold Silver<br />
State-of-the-art<br />
Haute-Couture<br />
wallhangings &-covers<br />
upholstery
Drawing from the past and geared up for the future, a revamped and relocated studio will<br />
give a new kick to exceptional craftsmanship currently in danger of being lost forever.<br />
Simple-corps velvet loom.
Simple-corps figured velvet (pelush) with gold-lamina ground. Detail: « allucciolato » gold-looped.
Opus 10-10, silk, gold & silver:<br />
Double-corps ciselé velvet with gold-lamina & drap d’argent.
We are:<br />
• Driven by a passion for excellence,<br />
ancient craftsmanship and noble<br />
materials<br />
• Motivated by the pleasure of<br />
sharing state-of-the-art skills to<br />
conceive and produce unique works<br />
• Energized by team-working on<br />
multi-disciplinary and enduring<br />
masterpieces<br />
• Committed to preserving a knowhow<br />
threatened by extinction<br />
• Determined to pass on this savoirfaire<br />
and our craft’s “trade secrets”<br />
to future generations<br />
Double-corps velvet loom.
Franz Ippoldt,<br />
born and trained in Austria:<br />
• Is the studio’s founder and<br />
project visionary<br />
• Has worked on his craft for the<br />
past 30 years, first in Italy and<br />
then in France<br />
• Is a sought-after master weaver<br />
of silk, gold, silver; velvet,<br />
brocade and lampas for drapes,<br />
upholstery & haute couture<br />
Brocade & damask loom.
The studio will become<br />
the European Centre of Excellence<br />
for traditional silk-weaving,<br />
with 40 to 50 Jacquard looms continuing to<br />
produce:<br />
• exclusive modern creations<br />
• historic replicas for museums, collectors<br />
and palaces<br />
• life-style accessories<br />
Verification on the taffetas loom.
As an<br />
international training centre,<br />
it will offer, attract and generate funding and<br />
income from a portfolio of activities,<br />
including:<br />
• partnerships with educational & training<br />
textile centres world-wide<br />
• open atelier/studio<br />
• master classes<br />
• “rent-a-loom”<br />
As an<br />
international knowledge centre,<br />
it will work globally with cultural agencies<br />
and accredited centres of learning on:<br />
• the archiving of digitized and analogue<br />
documentation on currently endangered<br />
silk-weaving techniques for “the nextgeneration”<br />
• collaborations with museums<br />
• applied research & development<br />
• artist/master-in-residence<br />
Drap d’argent moiré.
This project involves the relocation of our studio from<br />
France to Upper Austria’s Haslach an der Mühl:<br />
• 800 year history of woven textile production<br />
• Austria’s sole designated centre of Textile Culture<br />
• HQ of the European Textile Network<br />
• UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status<br />
• multi-partisan local political support for the encouragement<br />
and retention of traditional loom craftsmanship<br />
• an available and willing human resource pool<br />
Drap d’argent moiré.
Weft winding for drap d’or.
Weaving drap d’or.
Historic Restauration<br />
New York .us Private Residence Double-corps ciselé velvet, silk.<br />
Fredensborg .dk Fredensborg Castle – Royal Garden Hall Lampas, silk & silver.<br />
Paris .fr Mobilier Royal « Georges Jacob », Queen Marie-Antoinette Satin & Gros-de-Tours brocated, polychrome silks.<br />
Wilanow .pl Wilanow Castle – Royal Apartments Garden velvet, silk. Drap d’argent moiré.<br />
Dresden .de Residence Dresden – Royal Apartments Brocard, gold & silk.<br />
Munich .de Nymphenburg Castle – Pagodenburg Garden velvet, silk & silver-lamina.<br />
Rheinsberg .de Rheinsberg Castle – Royal Apartments « Satin bout-à-bout », silk.<br />
Meiningen .de Elisabethenburg Castle – Ducal Apartments « Gourgron », silk. Damask gimps lancé, silk.<br />
Seligenstatt .de Seligenstatt Monastery – Imperial & Episcopal Chamber Damasks, silk & wool.<br />
Innsbruck .at Episcopal Parament Chamber Drap d’argent, silk & silver.<br />
.it / .ch Ecclesiastic Institutions Drap d’or & d’argent, silk, gold & silver.<br />
Modern Creation<br />
Paris .fr Haute-Couture (C. Dior, Balmain, C. Lacroix, T. Mugler, Gucci) Drap d’or & d’argent, moiré.<br />
Paris .fr Haute-Joyallerie (Van Cleefs & Arples) Weave in solid gold.<br />
Worldwide CATHELIN – "LE RÊVE DU SAMOURAÏ" Silk-Gold-Miniature, polychrome.<br />
Bavaria .de « Scherrer-Chasuble » Brocated Royal-Damask, silk.<br />
Haslach .at Public Residence Haslach, wallhangings Damask lancé, silk.
Balmain<br />
Haute Couture<br />
Thierry Mugler<br />
Christian Lacroix
Gold & silver drapes for ecclesiastic paraments.
Opus 09-17:<br />
Polyptik, silk, gold & silver.
Double-cops « garden » velvet.
« Nymphenburg Castel », garden velvet, XVII° cent.:<br />
Views of the velvet loom.
Velvet rods & the cutting while weaving ciselé velvet<br />
With silver-lamina ground.
Private collection:<br />
Double-corps ciselé velvet. Details.
Gold-brocard « Dresden Residence Castle », XVIII° cent.:<br />
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 »<br />
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<br />
possibilities and arrangements to visit our current atelier in France,<br />
please do not hesitate to contact me.<br />
Opus09-30 :<br />
Polyptik, silk & gold.