'Pythia' illustration by Josef Rudolf Witzel, 1896
This 2 inch UV printed metal pin has a double black rubber clutch, and was created in conjunction with the book Jugendstil 1896: German Art Nouveau Illustrations Vol. 3.
Jugendstil (pronounced "YOU-gihnd-steal") is the term that was used in Germany at the end of the 19th century to describe the innovative and exciting design style known in France and America as Art Nouveau.
Jugendstil, or, "youth-style," was coined from the title of a popular magazine in Germany, Jugend, which published works from young artists who combined nature and fantasy, breaking tradition to create one of the most beautiful andlasting illustration styles of any century.
Each country had their own subtle variation on the Art Nouveau style, and the German version married mythologically-themed folk art and frenzied whiplashes of linework to make a previously unseen approach that is best described as psychedelic.
In late 19th century Germany, the cultural relationship to Nature was deeply connected to folklore and mythology, to magic and to imagination, its tendrils reaching more deeply into the earth than many other styles of Art Nouveau. To the untrained eye, these works might appear to simply be Art Nouveau, but through our book series you'll understand how unique and powerful the artists were who worked in the Jugendstil movement.
