WIESNER
Ernst Wiesner (1890–1971) was one of the most important architects of interwar Brno. He was the first to promote purist modernism and fundamentally shaped the face of the city with his projects – from the Morava Palace and representative villas to the impressive crematorium at the Central Cemetery. His works are distinguished by their purity of form, timelessness, and harmonious integration into their surroundings, paving the way for the flourishing of Brno modernism.
The material used for the Wiesner brooch is travertine, a stone typically featured in his Brno buildings. The light, porous, unpolished stone highlights the noble beauty of this natural material and all the buildings in which it is used.
Due to the natural stone used, each piece is an original with its own unique pattern.
Ernst Wiesner
(1890–1971)
Ernst Wiesner was a Brno architect, one of the leading representatives of Czechoslovak modernism. He studied architecture in Vienna and worked in Brno after the First World War. He designed mainly representative villas, bank buildings and public institutions characterized by austerity and elegance. His important works inlcude the Moravian Bank or the Union Bank, the Brno Crematorium and the Stiassni Villa. After emigrating during the Second World War, he settled in England, where he continued his teaching and architectural activities.
You can find more on E. Wiesner and visit the sites with the Brno Architectural Manual.