Else regensteiner biography of martin luther

Else Regensteiner (April 21, 1906 – January 18, 2003) was a German weaver, textile designer, writer, and teacher who was primarily based in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] She is known for founding and heading the Weaving Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and for the creation of the reg/wick Hand Woven Originals weaving studio with Julia McVickers.^[2]

Personal life and education

Else Regensteiner was born in Munich, Germany, on April 21, 1906, to Ludwig and Hilda Friedsam.^[1] She studied at the Deutsche Frauenschule in Munich and received a teaching degree in 1925.^[2] In 1926 she married Bertold Regensteiner and her only child, Helga Regensteiner, was born in 1928.

In 1936, Else and her husband immigrated to the United States.^[3] In Chicago, Else was introduced to Marli Ehrman, the head of the weaving department at the School of Design in Chicago. Ehrman offered Else a job as her assistant, and