Antonija Thaler

Antonija Thaler, also known as Toni Thaler, (20 December 1914 – December 2014) was a Slovenian bobbin lace maker, draughtswoman and designer. Lace after her designs is still made. Her mother was the innkeeper Antonija Košmelj, and her father was the innkeeper Gabrijel Thaler. Thus, Antonija Thaler shifted from embroidery to bobbin lace. Because of the economic crisis she could not continue her studies in Vienna, so she remained at the DOZ. While working as an apprentice at the DOZ, she completed the professional examination for craft-school teachers, but continued to work as a designer at the DOZ. Antonija Thaler became a specialist teacher at the institute.

In 1949 she was transferred to the design-technical department of the State Sales Institute for Domestic and Applied Crafts in Ljubljana (DOM Ljubljana), where she worked as a pattern designer until 1955. She died in December 2014. Many of her designs are preserved in the City Museum of Ljubljana.