Horváth János: Rippl-Rónai József iparművészeti munkássága, az Andrássy-ebédlő (Kaposvár, 2013)
The Reconstruction of the Dining Room
The Reconstruction of the Dining Room The Andrássy Dining Room is accommodated within the Visitor Centre of the Róma-villa.The art historian documents essential to the project were written by János Horváth; he was also in charge of organising the arrangements of the dining room. The reconstruction was predestined by several factors. First, the Róma-villa has been serving as a museum, preserving Rippl-Rónai's work and heritage. Second, the drafts from Ödön Rippl-Rónai's heritage have remained intact. Third, the Rippl Rónai Museum has been preserving local values for decades. At last but not least, the results of the research conducted by Sára Ivánfy (née Balogh) and Éva Csenkey were crucial in initiating the reconstruction. The reconstructed dining room is ten percent smaller than the original; the proportions were calculated by architect Krisztina L. Balogh, designer of the Visitor Centre. Pál Ritoók's research about the Neo-Renaissance Andrássy Mansion was essential to the reconstruction of precise details. The drafts and documentation of the furniture's re-manufacturing were finalised by János Horváth, using original drafts, documentations, letters, and studies preserved by several museums (Museum of Applied Arts, Rippl-Rónai Museum, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest History Museum). The furniture was manufactured by József Albertus, director of Nafa at Nagybajom, and the company's cabinetmaker, Balázs Csuha. The brass stampings were created out of two millimetre copper plates by goldsmith Lajos Rónai and his son, Péter Rónai. The eloxation of the stampings was conducted by Péter Horváth, conservator-restorer. Glass artist Eleonóra Balogh was studying and applying Miksa Róth's stained glass technique to create the window and the ceiling. She acquired raw materials from an American glass manufacture operating as the successor of Tiffany; she was also producing raw materials in her own workshop. The reproduction of the tapestry "Lady in Red" was woven in wool by Agnes Kolozs; the original picture is exhibited at the Museum of Applied Arts. The reproduction of the twelve Zsolnay vessels is the work of Zoltán Lublóy, designer of applied arts.
