Oľga Danglová: The pictorial world of wall hangings

The fashion of textile wall hangings originated in Germany. The specialist profession of designing patterns was developed in German towns at the end of the 19th century. The fashion of textile wall hangings spread from Germany to other European countries at the end of the 19th century. In Slovakia, they started to be used in some but not all villages after World War I. And what was the content of Slovak wall hangings? The largest number of wall hangings depicted home life, a cosy household, a kitchen and a woman - the homemaker. A large number featured love and religious topics, while others had traces of serious social events, mainly emigration. Some Slovak wall hanging production was devoted to the topic of children.

Further articles of magazine Craft, Art, Design 02/2002:

• Irena Dorotjaková: Traditional production - modern design
• Viera Kleinová: Such an ordinary mug
• Xénia Lettrichová: Jozef and his knives
• Viera Kleinová: Wire objects by Šimon Mišurda
• Monika Škvarnová: Jewellery and wire objects by Blanka Šperková
• Oľga Danglová: Fulla and the world of folk art
• Ľubica Hustá: Robust Glass
• Growing wicker
• Zora Valentová: Jozef Hrmo's dream comes true
• Martin Mešša: Utensil holders
• Oľga Danglová: The pictorial world of wall hangings
• Zora Mintalová: The charm of a covered table
• Juraj Zajonc: From fibre to thread