Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 28. (Budapest, 2012)

Acquisitions between 2006 and 2010

According to the oral tradition it belonged to the furnishing of a Transylvanian squire Gábor Deák's (b. 1847) country house at Mezőkirályfalva (now Cräiefti, Romania). Donation by Éva Mérő from Ferenc Batári's (1934-2005) bequest Inv. no. 2006.89.1 1.2 Folding screen Judit Pinviczki, 2005 Material: wawa (wooden frame), and waxed cowhide (leather inserts), cattle nubuck (lacing leather) It consists of ten wooden frames with perforated edges fastened with individual leather lacing and folded accordion-like. On both sides of each, there are black and brown leather mosaic inlays of geometric patterns stuck to both sides of MDF panels. When still a student of leather craft, Judit Pinviczki got acquainted with the traditional Japanese leather lacing technique which she took as a starting point to develop a unique technique. The leather ribbon connecting the perforated elements constitutes a hinge-like device rigid on one 113