Elisabeth Lindemann
Born
Abeline Elisabeth Lindemann

(1879-08-23)August 23, 1879
Nordhastedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
DiedAugust 15, 1960(1960-08-15) (aged 80)
Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Other namesElisabeth Hablik-Lindemann, Elisabeth Hablik, Lisbeth Hablik-Lindemann
SpouseWenzel Hablik (m. 1917)

Elisabeth Lindemann, also known as Elisabeth Hablik-Lindemann (1879–1960),[1] was a German weaver, textile designer and photographer. She has been credited with creating the first modern jacquard technique. She brought traditional weaving techniques closer to contemporary tastes by modifying colors and patterns. She has been considered by experts as the "mother of hand weaving".[2]

Biography

Elisabeth Lindemann was born on August 23, 1879, in Nordhastedt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. From 1897 to 1900, she studied fabric and textile design in Dresden under the siblings Gertrude and Erich Kleinhempel.[3] In 1902, she spent three months in Stockholm learning the traditions of Swedish textiles at the Handarbetes Vänner Weaving School.[3]

By May 1902, Lindemann was leading the Meldorf Museum Weaving Workshop, (Meldorfer Museumsweberei), in Meldorf and four years later she created the first modern jacquard textile technique.[3] She maintained her role at the Meldorf Museum Weaving Workshop until 1907.

In 1917, she married Wenzel Hablik, and together they moved to the town of Itzehoe to open a craft workshop.[3][4]

She was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her work.

Lindemann died on August 15, 1960, in Itzehoe.[3] After her death, her daughter moved the weaving studio to Pondicherry, India, and continued to produce designs by Elisabeth Lindemann as Hablik Handicraft.

References

  1. ↑ "Hablik-Lindemann, Lisbeth". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ↑ Wulf, Herzogenrath. Die Deutsche Werkbund-Ausstellung Cöln 1914 (Der westdeutsche Impuls 1900–1914. Kunst und Umweltgestaltung im Industriegebiet) [The German Werkbund Exhibition Köln 1914 (The West German Impulse 1900–1914. Art and Environmental Design in the Industrial Area)] (exhibition catalog) (in German). Düsseldorf, Germany. p. 242.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elisabeth Lindemann, Object:Photo". Object:Photo. Modern Photographs: The Thomas Walther Collection 1909–1949, MoMA. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. ↑ Day, Susan (2002). Art Deco and Modernist Carpets. Chronicle Books. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-8118-3613-5.
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