Theodor Fahrner

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Theodor Fahrner (junior) (born August 4, 1859 in Pforzheim ; † July 22, 1919 in Pforzheim) was a trained steel engraver, "artist manufacturer" and one of the pioneers of designer jewelry . He was one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau jewelry and, as one of the first jewelry manufacturers in Europe, commissioned freelance artists (designers) with designs for the jewelry he produced . He managed to turn his father's largely insignificant ring factory into one of the most creative jewelry companies in Europe.

biography

Theodor Fahrner was born as the son of Theodor Fahrner (senior) and Pauline Fahrner (née Schweikert). He had six sisters: Emma, ​​Julie, Lina, Paulina Emilie, Luise Emilie and Bertha. Little is known about his school days, he learned as a steel engraver and received his artistic training at the Pforzheimer Kunstgewerbeschule ( school for metal industry ).

After his father's death in 1883, he took over his ring factory. During the period of upheaval before the turn of the century, Theodor Fahrner registered numerous patents and utility models.

His breakthrough came with the presentation of the pieces of jewelry designed by Max Joseph Gradl at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 , at which he was awarded a silver medal.

Fahrner died on July 22, 1919 in Pforzheim, leaving behind two daughters, Vera and Yella. He was buried in the main cemetery in Pforzheim .

The Bijouteriewarenfabrik Theodor Fahrner was bought by the jeweler Gustav Braendle from Esslingen am Neckar and continued under the name Bijouteriewarenfabrik Gustav Braendle, Theodor Fahrner's successor . The brand "Fahrnerschmuck" was also used.

Publications

Brigitte Leonhardt, Dieter Zühlsdorff: Theodor Fahrner. Jewelry between avant-garde and tradition . Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, 2006. ISBN 978-3-89790-225-1

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  1. ^ Theodor Fahrner. Jewelry between avant-garde and tradition. Brigitte Leonhardt, Dieter Zühlsdorff, Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 2006.
  2. ↑ Family tree of the Fahrner family, private property, quoted. after 1]
  3. ↑ Deutsche Goldschmiede Zeitung XXII, 1919, p. 268, cited above. after 1]
personal data
SURNAME Fahrner, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fahrner, Theodor junior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manufacturer, art nouveau jewelry maker
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Pforzheim
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 1919
Place of death Pforzheim