Ideen von Olbrich
Ideen von Olbrich is a 1904 Leipzig architectural portfolio by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the Vienna Secession architect, presenting his designs for buildings, interiors and decorative motifs. Its pages mix pen-and-ink sketches of facades with photographs of finished houses and rooms. A designer could take from it the Secession's habit of pairing ornament with architecture: stylised tendril and circle patterns, arched interiors and wall paintings, and compact villas with sculpted gardens.
