Wrocławskie wnętrza Władysława Winczego

Abstract

Wrocław’s interiors by Władysław Wincze

The necessity to rebuild Wrocław — destroyed during World War II — influenced the development of new urban and architectural concepts. An important element of the implemented plans was interior design, of both the ruined historical buildings, being restored at that time, and the newly erected buildings. A significant part of these activities is the work of Prof. Władysław Wincze, member of the Artists Co-operative “Ład” in Warsaw, founder and Dean of the Faculty of Interiors Design at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In the years 1950–1977, Wincze executed a dozen interior designs, among which were: Prof. Ludwik Hirszfeld’s office, the interiors of the Polish-Soviet Friendship Society, a florist’s and the “Pod Arkadami” bookshop, the interiors of the “Rozmaitości” Theatre, the Senate and the Rector’s Hall in the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wrocław, “Reduta” café and some private interiors. The artist’s projects include carefully crafted, sophisticated furniture covered with veneer lining, which recalled the tradition of the prewar projects of the Artists Co-operative “Ład”, the ingenious design elements of movable jalousie, the result of co-operation with Olgierd Szlekys, together with fancifully shaped metal tubes, symbolising the potential of new creative possibilities. All in all, Wrocław interiors by Władysław Wincze became the sum of the experiences of the first generation of artists, who created from scratch, in undoubtedly difficult conditions, the visual identity of the largest metropolis of the Recovered Territories to rise from the ruins.