Christian Brandstatter is a Viennese author, curator and publisher. Among his previous books is Wonderful Wiener Werkstatte, also published by Thames & Hudson. Rainer Metzger is an art historian and author who has been a professor at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe since 2004. His books include Gustav Klimt: Drawings and Watercolours (2005), Berlin in the 20s (2007) and Munich: Its Golden Age of Art and Culture 1890-1920 (2009), all published by Thames & Hudson. Daniela Gregori studied Art History in Vienna and Hamburg. As an author and journalist she works especially in the field of applied arts.
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