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Josef Hoffmann Bieffeplast Umbrella Stand Art Deco Art Nouveau Wiener Werkstätt
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in London, GB
the renowned Josef Hoffmann for Bieffeplast. A square basket, with hundred of tiny square holes, is
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
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H 20.48 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Black Fruit Bowl Centerpiece by Josef Hoffmann for Bieffeplast 1980s
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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Metal
Josef Hoffmann, Stem Metal Vase, Bieffeplast Production, Wiener Werkstätt
By Josef Hoffmann
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Vintage 1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Vases
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Vienna Secession / Wiener Werkstätte Josef Hoffmann Gridwork Basket, Bieffeplast
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Josef Hoffmann (1870 -1956) was an Austrian architect and designer. He was one of the founders of
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Vintage 1980s German Vienna Secession Decorative Baskets
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H 15.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Soliflore Vase by Josef Hoffman, Ed. Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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Werkstatte. In the 1980s, the Italian design editor Bieffeplast decided to revive some design pieces by Josef
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White Lacquered Metal Basket by Josef Hoffman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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Werkstatte. In the 1980s, the Italian design editor Bieffeplast decided to revive some design pieces by Josef
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Vintage 1980s Italian Decorative Baskets
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Metal
Joseph Hoffman Dining Table Reissue 70's Lacquered Wood - G046
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lyon, FR
Modernist dining table based on a design by the Austrian designer Joseph Hoffmann, re-edition of
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Metal
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by Bieffeplast
1970s
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Josef Hoffmann Vienna Secession Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket
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Midcentury Josef Hoffmann Accessory for Bieffeplast
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
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Midcentury Josef Hoffmann Accessory for Bieffeplast
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By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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By Bieffeplast, Josef Hoffmann
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by Bieffeplast,
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Located in Naples, IT
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Located in Padova, IT
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Josef Hoffmann for Bieffeplast White Metal Basket, Italy 1980s
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By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
Located in Vienna, AT
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H 19.29 in W 10.23 in D 9.05 in
Josef Hoffmann White Lacquered Umbrella Holder for Bieffeplast, circa 1980
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Umbrella holder designed by Josef Hoffmann.
Manufactured by Bieffeplast, circa 1980.
White
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Josef Hoffmann Art Nouveau Umbrella Stand Paper Basket by Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
Located in Vienna, AT
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Josef Hoffmann Metal Table Set circa 1905 Re-Edited by Bieffeplast, Italy, 1960s
By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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Table set designed by architect Josef Hoffman circa 1900 and later produced by Bieffeplast in Italy
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H 8.27 in Dm 11.03 in
Josef Hoffmann, Paper Basket by Bieffeplast, 1968 Padua, Wiener Werkstatte
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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This
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H 1,543.39 in W 7.96 in D 7.96 in
Josef Hoffmann, Stem Metal Vase, Bieffeplast Production, Wiener Werkstätt
By Josef Hoffmann
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Josef Hoffman Perforated Metal Bowl, Bieffeplast, Italy 1980
By Josef Hoffmann
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Set of Six Accessories Josef Hoffman for Bieffeplast Weiner Werkstatte
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Set of six desk or kitchen accessories Josef Hoffman for Bieffeplast Weiner Werkstatte in black
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Josef Hoffman Enamel Metal Tiered Fruit Bowl by Bieffeplast, Italy
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Midcentury Josef Hoffmann Accessory for Bieffeplast
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Located in BROOKLYN, NY
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Midcentury Josef Hoffmann Accessory for Bieffeplast
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Located in BROOKLYN, NY
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Cake Stand by Josef Hoffman for Bieffeplast
By Bieffeplast, Josef Hoffmann
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Umbrella Stand by Josef Hoffmann for Bieffeplast
Located in New York, NY
White enamele over metal
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By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
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Square perforated metal etagere.
Designer: Josef Hoffman.
Manufacturer: Bieffeplast, Italy
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By Josef Hoffmann, Bieffeplast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Steel
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Josef Hoffmann for sale on 1stDibs
The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line.
As a founder of the Vienna Secession — a union of artists and designers determined to upend Austria’s artistic conservatism — and later, a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.
Hoffmann came of age amidst a shift in the culture of the applied arts, as a conservative order that looked only to the past for inspiration was pushed aside. But what, exactly, would replace that order was in question — and Hoffmann’s career embodies the developing patterns of design’s new spirit. His architectural work reflects his time as a student of the Vienna architect Otto Wagner, who disdained excessive decoration and employed new materials such as steel girders and reinforced concrete to create buildings with airy, open interiors full of light.
As a designer of furniture and interiors, Hoffmann was consistently open-minded about the aesthetics he explored. He was an early adherent of the flowing, organic forms of the Art Nouveau design movement that began to flourish in the late 1880s — but by the opening of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.
Hoffmann’s greatest works reflect his ability to combine seemingly conflicting design visions into coherent wholes. His architectural masterpiece, the Stoclet Palace in Brussels, has an exterior that groups together simple geometric forms and spacious interiors marked by subtly naturalistic design details that lend rooms an air of charm and geniality.
Hoffmann’s signature furniture design is an adjustable lounge chair — the Sitzmaschine (1905) — that marries a curving frame with square and rectangular back- and side rests. This piece, like so many others by Hoffmann, reflects a groundbreaking, forward-thinking appreciation for the union of different looks and sources that marks the best of interior design in our own day. Moreover, items offered on 1stDibs — which range from enameled silver jewelry, to silver flower vase baskets and other decorative objects, to sofas, lighting pendants and sconces — testify to the astonishing breadth of Hoffman’s creative pursuits. He was truly a giant of design.
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