Tiroler Glasmalerei und Mosaik Anstalt

Tiroler Glasmalerei und Mosaik Anstalt (also known as Tiroler Glasmalerei, and historically rendered in English as the Tyrolean Stained Glass and Mosaic Institute) is an Austrian artisanal workshop based in Innsbruck that specialises in the design, manufacture and restoration of church windows, leaded glass and mosaics. It was founded in 1861 by Georg Mader, Josef von Stadl and Albert Neuhauser, initially in Sterzing (South Tyrol), and moved to Innsbruck in 1865. The company has remained in the Mader family and is today led by Natascha Mader in the fifth generation. The workshop's output is unusually far-reaching for a regional atelier: according to its own history and German-language reference sources, church windows and mosaics produced by the firm can be found in more than 4,000 churches and cathedrals worldwide. Its 19th- and early-20th-century commissions included major public and sacred projects, among them the mosaic frieze for the Austrian Parliament building in Vienna, executed between 1900 and 1902 to a design by Eduard Lebiedzki. Under director Albert Jele (1874–1898) the business expanded strongly and opened branches in Vienna and New York; in the 19th century it even operated its own glass factory on what is now Schöpfstraße in Innsbruck to supply its own production. The firm's artistic direction has been shaped by a succession of named artistic directors, including Bernard Rice (1897–1917), Gottlieb Schuller (1919–1944) and Josef Widmoser (1944–1972), and it has collaborated with prominent artists such as Alfons Walde, Max Weiler, Albert Birkle and Regina Doblander. Its main site since 1870 has been in the Müllerstraße in Innsbruck, and a short connecting street between Müllerstraße and Maximilianstraße was even named Glasmalereistraße after the company. Today the workshop continues to combine restoration of historic leaded and stained glass with the creation of new windows, positioning itself as a custodian of a craft technique that has strongly shaped both sacred and secular light architecture. Its public-facing identity is built around bespoke leaded glazing "from design to installation", as its own website puts it, and around the continuity of a family enterprise now in its fifth generation.

The Tiroler Glasmalerei und Mosaik Anstalt was founded in 1861 by Georg Mader, Josef von Stadl and Albert Neuhauser. The workshop was initially established in Sterzing (South Tyrol) and relocated to Innsbruck in 1865, where it was first based in the old town and on what is now Brixner Straße. In 1870 a new building was erected in the Müllerstraße, which remains the company's main site to this day; the short connecting street between Müllerstraße and Maximilianstraße was subsequently named Glasmalereistraße after the firm. During the directorship of Albert Jele (1874–1898) the business experienced a major upswing. Branches were opened in Vienna and New York, extending the workshop's reach well beyond the Tyrol. In the 19th century the company even operated its own glass factory on what is now Schöpfstraße in Innsbruck, producing glass to cover its own needs. This vertical integration supported an expanding output of church windows and mosaics that would eventually be found in more than 4,000 churches and cathedrals worldwide. Around the turn of the 20th century the firm undertook prominent public commissions. Between 1900 and 1902 it executed the mosaic frieze for the Austrian Parliament building in Vienna, designed by Eduard Lebiedzki. Artistic direction across the decades was provided by named artists: Bernard Rice served from 1897 to 1917, Gottlieb Schuller from 1919 to 1944, and Josef Widmoser from 1944 to 1972. Over its long history the workshop collaborated with or employed a range of significant artists, including Josef Andergassen, Albert Birkle, Regina Doblander, Johann Klein, Franz Plattner, Rudolf Schiestl, Alfons Walde and Max Weiler. The company has remained a family enterprise. Since 2013 it has been led by Natascha Mader in the fifth generation. In the present day the workshop continues both to restore old leaded and stained-glass windows and to produce new ones, contributing to the preservation of an artisanal technique that has strongly shaped the history of sacred and secular light architecture. Its own website describes its core service as manufacturing leaded glazing to the customer's specifications, from design through to installation.

• 2013

  Natascha Mader takes over the family business in the fifth generation.

• 1944

  Josef Widmoser becomes artistic director (until 1972).

• 1919

  Gottlieb Schuller becomes artistic director (until 1944).

• 1900

  Execution of the mosaic frieze for the Austrian Parliament building in Vienna (completed 1902), designed by Eduard Lebiedzki.

• 1897

  Bernard Rice becomes artistic director (until 1917).

• 1874

  Albert Jele begins his directorship (until 1898), a period of major expansion.

• 1870

  New building erected in the Müllerstraße, still the main site today.

• 1865

  Workshop relocated to Innsbruck, based in the old town and today's Brixner Straße.

• 1861

  Founded by Georg Mader, Josef von Stadl and Albert Neuhauser in Sterzing.

Traditional family-run Austrian atelier for bespoke stained glass, leaded glazing and mosaics, combining restoration of historic church windows with new commissions.

• Church windows (stained glass)

  Windows for churches and cathedrals, found in more than 4,000 churches worldwide.

• Leaded glass windows (Bleiverglasungen)

  Bespoke leaded glazing manufactured from design to installation.

• Mosaics

  Mosaic works including the frieze for the Austrian Parliament building in Vienna.

• Restoration services

  Restoration of historic church windows and leaded glass.

1. 1Tiroler Glasmalerei – official website homepagetirolerglasmalerei.com
2. 2Geschichte – Tiroler Glasmalereitirolerglasmalerei.com
3. 3Tiroler Glasmalerei und Mosaik Anstalt – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
4. 4Tiroler Glasmalereianstalt – Wikidatawikidata.org