Vienna: the remnants of the Empire
10 locations
Formerly the capital of the Austrian Empire, Vienna is a city brimming with the remnants of the Habsburg monarchy. Immerse yourself in the world of opera balls and baroque palaces and follow our recommendations to uncover gilders, tailors, and silversmiths that retain classical Austrian craftsmanship in ateliers that were once purveyors to the imperial court.
©Oliver Jiszda
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artisan
Bernhard Niedersüß
After taking over the 19th-century tailoring atelier that used to be a supplier to the European impe...
Annagasse 1/5, 1st floor, 1010, Vienna, Austria
By appointment only
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artisan
Lobmeyr
Now in its sixth generation, family business Lobmeyr makes glass vessels and restores chandeliers fo...
Address upon request, Vienna, Austria
Monday to Friday 10:00-19:00; Saturday 10:00-18:00
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3
artisan
Wiener Silber Manufactur
Wiener Silber, founded in 1882, makes tableware and flatware made of an alloy more valuable than ste...
Address upon request, Vienna, Austria
By appointment only
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4
artisan
Georg Wilhelm Smolka
Having inherited a 100-year-old family studio from his father, a frame restorer for Vienna’s Hofburg...
Spiegelgasse 25, 1010, Vienna, Austria
Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00
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artisan
Markus Scheer
The atelier of the seventh-generation shoemaker Markus Scheer was founded in 1816 and now make no mo...
Bräunerstraße 4, 1010, Vienna, Austria
Monday to Friday 10:00-18:00; Saturday 10:00-17:00
©Andreas Buhr
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artisan
Andreas Buhr
In the workshop that his great-great-grandfather opened in 1898, Andreas Buhr creates gold and silve...
Neustiftgasse 86, 1070, Vienna, Austria
Tuesday to Friday 10:00-12:00 / 15:00-18:00
©Jenni Koller
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artisan
Niki Osl
Niki Osl is renowned for her silk flower headdresses and for supplying every debutante at the 2015 V...
Lannerstraße 20, 1190, Vienna, Austria
By appointment only
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artisan
Barbara Oberlerchner-Nemec
Barbara Oberlerchner-Nemec gilds pieces for Austrian palaces and collaborates on projects with the I...
Marburggasse 6/1, 1220, Vienna, Austria
By appointment only
©Kornelia Cieslak
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artisan
Friedrich Fialka
Friedrich Fialka, who learnt his craft from his family, continues the 100-year legacy of the Fialka ...
Schottenfeldgasse 63/13, 1070, Vienna, Austria
Monday to Sunday 08:00-12:30
©Magdalena Lepka
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artisan
Mühlbauer Hut
Established in 1903 and now led by the fourth generation, the Mühlbauer Hut manufacturer continues t...
Address upon request, Vienna, Austria
Monday to Friday 10:00-18:30; Saturday 10:00-18:00
