Anni Schaad
Anni Schaad (* nee Lang , * December 10, 1911 in Stuttgart ; † December 20, 1988 in Stuttgart) was a jewelry designer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the Langani fashion jewelry workshop , whose name is derived from a combination of her maiden and first name.
life and career
Anni Schaad was the daughter of the painter, furniture and textile designer Paul Lang-Kurz and of Minna Lang-Kurz , also a textile designer. Her sisters are the fashion photographer Regina Relang and the photographer Urs Lang-Kurz .
Anni Schaad studied at the arts and crafts school in Stuttgart and then in Vienna with Josef Hoffmann at the Wiener Werkstätte . This was followed by further studies at the State School for Applied Arts in Munich with Josef Hillerbrand .
In 1952 she founded her own jewelry workshop, which was named Langani from 1954 . From 1969 to 1989 the workshop worked with the Parisian fashion house Louis Feraud and designed the jewelry for its haute couture and prêt-à-porter collections.
In 1972 Anni Schaad was awarded the Bavarian State Prize with a gold medal at the international craft fair in Munich for "outstanding achievements in the field of fashion jewelry". In 1976 she also received the Baden-Württemberg State Prize.
Anni Schaad was married to the film editor Rudolf Schaad . He ended his film career in the 1950s and became commercial director of Langani . The couple had four children: Katharina (born 1937), Annette (born 1939), Susanne (born 1945) and Michael (born 1955).
literature
- Gabriele Katz: Stuttgart's strong women . Darmstadt 2015, ISBN 978-3-8062-3157-1 , Regina Relang (1906 - 1989) and Anneliese Schaad (1911 - 1988), pp. 237-254 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaad, Anni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Long |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German founder of the Langani fashion jewelry workshop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1988 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |