Otti Berger (Otilija Ester Berger) was born on 4 October 1898 in present-day Zmajevac, Croatia. She was a student and later teacher at the Bauhaus, where she was a textile artist and weaver. She was murdered in 1944 at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
The handle of stuff is of primary importance. A piece of stuff must be touched and felt; it has to be held in the hands. The beauty of a stuff is above all, known by its feel. The feel of stuff in the hands can be just as beautiful an experience as colour can be to the eye or sound to the ear.
— Otti Berger, "Stoffe im Raum", or "Fabric for the Home"
- ^ Behan, Antonia (September 2, 2021). "Stoffe im Raum (1930)". The Journal of Modern Craft. 14 (3): 287–289. doi:10.1080/17496772.2021.2000705. S2CID 244767272.