Icon · 3
- J. & L. Lobmeyr Kärntner Straße 26, Vienna
Glass since 1823 — lit the world’s first electric chandelier with Edison, hangs today in the Met Opera; muslin glasses thin as held breath. open in the atlas → - Knize Graben 13, Vienna
Tailors of the k.u.k. court since 1858 behind Adolf Loos’s 1913 portal — the most beautiful small shopfront in retail; Marlene Dietrich’s tailcoats cu open in the atlas → - Rudolf Scheer & Söhne Bräunerstraße 4, Vienna
Bespoke shoemakers since 1816, seventh generation — imperial-royal cobblers whose lasts of the Habsburgs rest in the workshop museum. open in the atlas →
Heritage House · 3
- Augarten Spiegelgasse 3, Vienna / Online
Porcelain since 1718 — Europe’s second-oldest manufactory, still painting by hand in a baroque palace; the Wiener Rose pattern outlived the empire tha open in the atlas → - Demel Kohlmarkt 14, Vienna
K.u.k. court confectioner, 1786 — the Sachertorte feud’s other party; candied violets Empress Sisi ordered, still made by hand in the window. open in the atlas → - Loden-Plankl Michaelerplatz 6, Vienna
Loden since 1830, facing the Hofburg gate — the boiled-wool coats that outlast dynasties; hunters, emperors and architects fitted at the same counter. open in the atlas →
Hidden Gem · 1
- Mühlbauer Seilergasse 10, Vienna / Online
Hatmakers since 1903, fourth generation — the Viennese blocks on Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt; modernism you can wear in the rain. open in the atlas →
The Register · 9
- Atomic Austria
Austria’s ski colossus from Altenmarkt — World Cup race stock and the Hawx boot standard. open in the atlas → - Blizzard Austria
Mittersill ski engineering — the Bonafide and Black Pearl, Austrian all-mountain benchmarks. open in the atlas → - Giesswein Austria
Austrian boiled-wool masters — merino runners and Tyrolean slippers since 1954. open in the atlas → - Gino Venturini Vienna / Spiegelgasse
Vienna's bespoke shirtmaker — imperial-city collars cut by hand near the Graben since 1957. open in the atlas → - Head Austria
Austrian sports engineering — Kitzbühel skis and the racquets of Djokovic. open in the atlas → - Humanic Austria
Austrian footwear retail — Vienna’s shoe high street since 1872. open in the atlas → - Legero Austria
Austrian lightweight comfort — Graz-engineered everyday shoes. open in the atlas → - Sportalm Austria
Kitzbühel ski glamour — Austrian slope fashion where racing meets après. open in the atlas → - Think! Austria
Austrian eco-comfort footwear — chestnut-tanned individualism from Kopfing. open in the atlas →