Point d’intérêt
Josef Sochor’s study
A recreated workspace and designs associated with the textile entrepreneur’s factory.
Langue du contenu
The textile section contains a reconstruction of Josef Sochor’s study and designs associated with his company. Sochor arrived in the town after twenty years working in Bohemian and Moravian textile factories. In February 1904 he applied for permission to build a mechanical weaving mill. The factory stood at Gregorka, where the Netřeba stream joins the Elbe. In 1910 he also opened a mechanical textile printing works.
After the First World War, the company expanded its facilities to include an engraving workshop, laboratory, sawmill and brickworks. It continued to grow during the global economic depression. From the 1920s, artists including Josef Čapek, Jiří Trnka and František Kysela worked with the firm on textile designs. In 1938 it established a department producing limited runs of selected printed fabrics, with which Alois Wachsman became associated.
Pour les enfants
The reconstructed study of Josef Sochor presents the workspace of a man associated with local factories. Designs from his company are displayed nearby. Sochor had previously spent twenty years working in other textile mills. In 1904 he requested permission to build a weaving mill, a factory making cloth.
Six years later he opened a mechanical printing works, where patterns were applied to fabric. After the war, the business added further facilities. Artists, including Josef Čapek and Jiří Trnka, also designed fabrics for the company. In 1938 a separate department began producing short runs of selected designs.
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