Peche, Dagobert#
b. St. Michael im Lungau (Salzburg), April 3, 1887, d. Moedling (Lower Austria), April 16, 1923, architect, graphic artist and craftsman. Studied architecture at the University of Technology in Vienna under Max von Ferstel and K. Koenig and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under F. Ohmann. Founding member of the Oesterreichischer Werkbund, from 1915 member of the Wiener Werkstaette, 1917 director of the Zurich branch of the Wiener Werkstaette, 1919 return to Vienna; participation in numerous exhibitions. P.'s works influenced all fields of Austrian arts and crafts.
Literature#
N. Schaffer and M. Martischnig, D. P., 1987; D. P. - 1887-1923, exhibition catalogue, Hochschule fuer angewandte Kunst in Wien, 1987; C. Reiter, D. P. und die Wr. Werkstaetten, master's thesis, Innsbruck 1988; P. Noever (ed.), Die Ueberwindung der Utilitaet. D. P. und die Wr. Werkstaette, 1998; OeBL.