Josef Hoffmann Weiner Werkstatte Austrian Jugendstil Brass Tray
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Providence, RI
This Austrian Jugendstil brass tray, attributed to Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte
Brass
$841
H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
Josef Hoffmann Attributed Viennese Secession Pincushion, early 20th century
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A Viennese Secessionist pincushion or vanity accessory attributed to Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener
Metal
$8,658Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.38 in W 1.78 in D 0.2 in
Josef Hoffmann Silver Brooch Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Austrian Jugendstil Embossed Leaves 1912 Josef
Silver
$5,772Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Josef Hoffmann "Fledermaus" Bat Seating Group, Suite, Thonet, Art Nouveau, Deco
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Hoffmann "Fledermaus" bat seating group. Suite. Thonet. Consisting of four chairs and
Fine Josef Hoffman Wiener Werkstätte Art Nouveau box Austria 1912
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine and distinguished box, designed by the “Hero” of the Wiener Werkstatte, Josef Hoffmann. Made
Brass, Nickel
Unavailable
H 1.7 in W 1.7 in D 0.6 in
Enamel Brooch Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Enamel brooch Austrian Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, circa 1910 Josef Hoffmann
Copper, Enamel
Unavailable
H 0.2 in W 1.78 in D 1.38 in
Austrian Jugendstil Silver Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte 1912 Foliage
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian Jugendstil silver brooch by Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte model number S 2694 Foliage
Silver
Handbag by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Handbag, manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte, around 1910 Black leather, linear pressed and gilded H 10.7 cm, W 14.5 cm Mark: WIENER WERKSTÄTTE Lit.: cf Christian Brandstätter, Des...
Leather
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H 0.6 in Dm 1.78 in
Austrian Jugendstil Enamel Copper Brooch Josef Hoffmann circa 19010 Black White
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil enamel copper Brooch Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte circa 19010 Black White
Copper, Enamel
Customizable Wittmann Figure Lounge Chair by Luca Nichetto
By Wittmann, Luca Nichetto
Located in New York, NY
spark the imagination. FIGURE takes its cue from nature just as much as it does from Josef Hoffmann
Textile
Customizable Wittmann Figure Sofa by Luca Nichetto
By Wittmann, Luca Nichetto
Located in New York, NY
spark the imagination. FIGURE takes its cue from nature just as much as it does from Josef Hoffmann
Textile
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W 1.58 in L 2.13 in
JOSEF HOFFMANN 1911-2011 Art Nouveau Bell Flowers Brooch In Sterling & Gemstones
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Miami, FL
.925 02/2011". Collateral: This Josef Hoffmann brooch is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box
Jade, Agate, Chrysophrase, Coral, Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
Wiener Werkstatte Austrian Dressing Table Box by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
patterning attributed to Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and dating from around 1912. The box was acquired as
Wood
Josef Hoffmann Gold Plated Silver Bracelet
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
30 bracelets are displayed via photographs, 15 of them were designed by Josef Hoffmann. Lit
Wiener Werkstätte Josef Hoffmann Enameled Heart Brooch, circa 1910
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
by Josef Hoffmann. Bib.: Archive of the Wiener Werkstatte in the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna
Brass, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 1.19 in D 0.04 in
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte Enamelled Blue Brooch, "Leaves"
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
1917 and is among the most charming designs by Josef Hoffmann. One 1 mm chip in the enamel. Bib
Copper, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
Unique Gold and Freshwater Pearl Ring Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte, 1912
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
displayed via photographs designed by Josef Hoffmann. Lit.: Archive of the Wiener Werkstätte in the Museum
Gold
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H 0.99 in W 1.19 in D 0.04 in
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Enamelled, Black and White Brooch "Leaves"
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
1917 and is among the most charming designs by Josef Hoffmann. One 1 mm chip in the enamel. Bib
Copper
Josef Hoffmann Brooch Wiener Werkstatte Enamel Brass, circa 1910
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was one of the most active designers of the Wiener Werkstatte. Amongst his most
Brass, Enamel
Documented Leather Purse Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1925
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was the all rounder genius at the Wiener Werkstatte, there was no field of interest
Documented Leather Purse Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte ca. 1925
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann was the all rounder genius at the Wiener Werkstatte, there was no field of interest
Original of the Time Josef Hoffmann Jacob&Josef Kohn Coffee Table
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A petite coffee table by Josef Hoffmann from 1905 made by J&J Kohn in beechwood.
Beech
$13,753Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 94.49 in D 24.41 in
Large Italian Deco/Modernist Vellum Sideboard
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
A very large and striking ebonised Italian sideboard with vellum clad doors. Beautifully constructed with three lockable compartments, each with one interior shelf. Believed to...
Parchment Paper
$1,082Sale Price / set|70% Off
H 34.85 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Classic Swedish pine chairs set of 4 in solid pinewood Early 1900
By Bodafors, SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Sven Markelius
Located in Forest, BE
Set of 4 classic, minimal and elegant lightweight comfortable pinewood chairs from Sweden around 1900. These are massive pine that shows a nice warm patina. We did not touch anything...
Hardwood, Pine
$5,892
H 9.85 in Dm 7.49 in
Flush Mount Josef Hoffmann&Wiener Werksaette Apptm Wittgenstein, Re Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elaborate hammered and chased flush fixture for the Dr Hermann Wittgenstein appartment in Vienna All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we wi...
Brass
$16,709
H 32.29 in W 106.3 in D 82.68 in
Danish Design Minerva Sofa Set by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen Teak, 1950
By Peter Hvidt, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, France & Daverkosen
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Extremely rare & stunning! This fully original ''Minerva seating group'' by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen 1950. The design & luxurious feeling of this...
Chrome
French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant iron patio set comprising a console, a coffee table, two chairs, a settee and two curule stools. The set presents delicate fretwork and hammered iron, and is painted in its o...
Stone, Wrought Iron
$6,974 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 10.63 in
Secessionist J. Hoffmann&Wiener Werkstätte Silvered Brass Table Lamp Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful, very elaberate table lamp, silvered brass, the original is displayed in gallery 910 at the Metropolitan Museum New York. Also available in a plain, non-wrought version. Ma...
Brass
$5,900
H 7.25 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Semiramis Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware, Glass
Stool Boucle by Josef Frank with Paper Label Thonet, 1920s
By Josef Frank
Located in Wien, AT
Designed by Josef Frank for Thonet in the 1920s, with paper label. The upholstery consists of a coconut fiber core, covered with a wonderfully soft English boucle cover made of wool....
Wool, Bentwood, Coconut
Original of the Time Josef Hoffmann Jacob&Josef Kohn Coffee Table
By Woka Lamps, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A petite coffee table by Josef Hoffmann from 1905 made by J&J Kohn in beechwood.
Beech
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
Felicerossi Italian Post-Modern Sectional Sofa, 1970s
By Felicerossi
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare Felicerossi Italian post-modern sectional sofa in brown and beige fabric upholstery, produced in the 1970s. This organically shaped modular model consists of three units that ...
Metal
$7,800 / set
H 29.92 in W 22.05 in D 21.65 in
Art Nouveau Thonet Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann, White Lacquered, AT ca. 1905
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic pair of white Art Nouveau Thonet armchairs from the period around 1905 in Austria. The timeless design of this iconic Art Nouveau armchairs comes from the pen of no other t...
Fabric, Bentwood
$30,063
H 30.32 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Attr. to Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Chair for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
From the waiting area and from the doctor's rooms of the most important buildings of that time, which paved the way for the "Modern." Expertise, see excerpts from a catalogue of an a...
Upholstery, Beech
Carla Extra Large Sofa
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa Carla extra large with structure in solid mahogany wood in black lacquered finish. Upholstered with high quality red velvet fabric. Also available with different structure fini...
Velvet, Mahogany
Bronze Statue of the Vendôme Column on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional bronze sculpture of the Vendôme Column with Napoleon standing gracefully on top. The piece is removable, having a depiction of Napoleon's tomb on the inside as well. Thes...
Bronze
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.